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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... grants of at least 100 acres by 1794. In addition , a decision to allow land grants to military officers had been ... grant to a fellow officer of the New South Wales Corps and immediately issued seven more . Favouring the area most ...
... grants of at least 100 acres by 1794. In addition , a decision to allow land grants to military officers had been ... grant to a fellow officer of the New South Wales Corps and immediately issued seven more . Favouring the area most ...
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... grant if prepared to be indentured to the association for five years . The first ship sent by the association , the Gilmore with 179 emigrants , arrived in December 1829 , too late to qualify for land grants . Peel proved a hopeless ...
... grant if prepared to be indentured to the association for five years . The first ship sent by the association , the Gilmore with 179 emigrants , arrived in December 1829 , too late to qualify for land grants . Peel proved a hopeless ...
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... grant for his special tenacity in helping to capture Matthew Brady and his gang . Gellibrand's contribution was ... grants of land and a successful import and export business . Aware that the British authorities were presently concerned ...
... grant for his special tenacity in helping to capture Matthew Brady and his gang . Gellibrand's contribution was ... grants of land and a successful import and export business . Aware that the British authorities were presently concerned ...
Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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