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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... supplies were in question . By July Phillip realized that supplies of provisions would have to be sent from England for at ... supply . Even on the better - watered and more fertile Norfolk Island there was cause for alarm . Autumn winds ...
... supplies were in question . By July Phillip realized that supplies of provisions would have to be sent from England for at ... supply . Even on the better - watered and more fertile Norfolk Island there was cause for alarm . Autumn winds ...
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... supply ' naval stores ' . By the mid - eighteenth century , many of the forests of the main colonizing countries had ... supplies of native oak . Mercantilist colonies were valued not only for their pro- ductivity but also as markets for ...
... supply ' naval stores ' . By the mid - eighteenth century , many of the forests of the main colonizing countries had ... supplies of native oak . Mercantilist colonies were valued not only for their pro- ductivity but also as markets for ...
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... supply of foods like coconuts , breadfruit and pork were quickly exhausted , to offset future shortages Cook , Bligh , Vancouver and the Spanish had all distributed European seeds and livestock . The Spanish pigs , in particular , had ...
... supply of foods like coconuts , breadfruit and pork were quickly exhausted , to offset future shortages Cook , Bligh , Vancouver and the Spanish had all distributed European seeds and livestock . The Spanish pigs , in particular , had ...
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Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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