The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 2Geoffrey Bolton The history of Australia from the 1770s to the 1860s is seen as tightly linked to events and ideologies in an age of revolution and in particular to the social problems of industrialising Britain. Australia was colonized by believers in political equality and economic liberty, and this volume traces the development of the colonies into a stable society where organised sport prevented idleness and unrest among the lower orders and sectarianism and intercolonial rivalries absorbed the political energies of the middle classes. |
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Geoffrey Bolton. In the colonies similar tactics defused resistance and collective organization among ' free ' labourers . By the 1830s industrial trade societies , similar to those in Britain , were emerging in the towns . Though these ...
Geoffrey Bolton. In the colonies similar tactics defused resistance and collective organization among ' free ' labourers . By the 1830s industrial trade societies , similar to those in Britain , were emerging in the towns . Though these ...
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... similar legislation in Britain , these proved impossible to police . Working - class women especi- ally , far from being able to provide a protected , pampered nest for their children , faced an on - going threat of institutionalization ...
... similar legislation in Britain , these proved impossible to police . Working - class women especi- ally , far from being able to provide a protected , pampered nest for their children , faced an on - going threat of institutionalization ...
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... similar in principle to the fixed price of land in the 1830s and 1840s . By this means , it was hoped , essential labour would be retained , revenue raised , and the pace and size of the rush controlled . Similar regulations were ...
... similar in principle to the fixed price of land in the 1830s and 1840s . By this means , it was hoped , essential labour would be retained , revenue raised , and the pace and size of the rush controlled . Similar regulations were ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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