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Book The Convict Settlers of Australia

Download or read book The Convict Settlers of Australia written by Leslie Lloyd Robson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of Lloyd Robson's classic study of the origins and crimes of Australia's convict settlers which introduced a valuable core of hard facts into a discussion previously dominated by anecdote and polemic. Working from a statistical sampling of convicts, and writing with sympathetic insight, Lloyd Robson examined the convicts' records: their social and economic background, age, religion and occupation; and individual cases.

Book The Cambridge Economic History of Australia

Download or read book The Cambridge Economic History of Australia written by Simon Ville and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-08 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia's economic history is the story of the transformation of an indigenous economy and a small convict settlement into a nation of nearly 23 million people with advanced economic, social and political structures. It is a history of vast lands with rich, exploitable resources, of adversity in war, and of prosperity and nation building. It is also a history of human behaviour and the institutions created to harness and govern human endeavour. This account provides a systematic and comprehensive treatment of the nation's economic foundations, growth, resilience and future, in an engaging, contemporary narrative. It examines key themes such as the centrality of land and its usage, the role of migrant human capital, the tension between development and the environment, and Australia's interaction with the international economy. Written by a team of eminent economic historians, The Cambridge Economic History of Australia is the definitive study of Australia's economic past and present.

Book The Convict Settlers of Australia

Download or read book The Convict Settlers of Australia written by L. L.. Robson and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Convict Settlers of Australia

Download or read book The Convict Settlers of Australia written by L. L. Robson and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Settlers and Convicts

Download or read book Settlers and Convicts written by Alexander Harris and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Settlers and Convicts, believed to be by Alexander Harris, closely follows the tale of a settler in New South Wales who must help his group farm, create a woodcut, and build houses. Contents: "Chapter I. Arrival at Sydney. Perambulation of Sydney—The market—Dungaree settlers over their pipes—The wharves—The harbor by moonlight—The St. Giles's of Sydney Chapter II. Convict Discipline. Magistrates' law in former times—Dark doings at iron-gangs—Military justices—A flogging-scene at Bathurst Gaol—Flogging to extort confession—A prosecutor and judge all in one."

Book The Convict Settlers of Australia

Download or read book The Convict Settlers of Australia written by Leslie Lloyd Robson and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Convict Colony

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  • Author : David Hill
  • Publisher : Allen & Unwin
  • Release : 2019-10-01
  • ISBN : 1760872415
  • Pages : 450 pages

Download or read book Convict Colony written by David Hill and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the magnificent bestselling account of the First Fleet returns to early Sydney to tell the story of the years that followed as it's never been told before. The British plan to settle Australia was a high-risk venture. We now take it for granted that the first colony was the basis of one of the most successful nations in the world today. But in truth, the New World of the 18th century was dotted with failed colonies, and New South Wales nearly joined them. The motley crew of unruly marines and bedraggled convicts who arrived at Botany Bay in 1788 in leaky boats nearly starved to death. They could easily have been murdered by hostile locals, been overwhelmed by an attack from French or Spanish expeditions, or brought undone by the Castle Hill uprising of 1804. Yet through fortunate decisions, a few remarkably good leaders, and most of all good luck, Sydney survived and thrived. Bestselling historian David Hill tells the story of the first three decades of Britain's earliest colony in Australia in a fresh and compelling way. 'David Hill captures Australia's past in a very readable way.' The Weekly Times

Book Australia s Birthstain

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  • Author : Babette Smith
  • Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
  • Release : 2011-03-04
  • ISBN : 1459613465
  • Pages : 794 pages

Download or read book Australia s Birthstain written by Babette Smith and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is it that Australians are still misled by myths about their convict heritage? Why are so many family historians surprised to find a convict ancestor in their family trees? Why did an entire society collude to cover up its past? Babette Smith traces the stories of hundreds of convicts over the 80 years of convict transportation to Australia....

Book The Convict Settlers of Australia

Download or read book The Convict Settlers of Australia written by L. L. Robson and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Convict Valley

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  • Author : Mark Dunn
  • Publisher : Allen & Unwin
  • Release : 2020-06-02
  • ISBN : 1760874361
  • Pages : 340 pages

Download or read book The Convict Valley written by Mark Dunn and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the second British penal settlement in Australia, where a notoriously brutal convict regime became the template for penal stations in other states. Mark Dunn explores relations between the white settlers and the local Aboriginal landholders, and uncovers a long forgotten massacre. Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Award for Australian History 2021 In 1790, five convicts escaped Sydney by boat and were swept ashore near present-day Newcastle. They were taken in by the Worimi people, given Aboriginal names and started families. Thus began a long and at times dramatic series of encounters between Aboriginal people and convicts in the second penal settlement in Australia. The fertile valley of the Hunter River was the first area outside the Sydney basin explored by the British, and it became one of the largest penal settlements. Today manicured lawns and prosperous vineyards hide the struggle, violence and toil of the thousands of convicts who laid its foundations. The Convict Valley uncovers this rich colonial past, as well as the story of the original Aboriginal landholders. While there were friendships and alliances in the early years, in the later scramble for land in the 1820s - as the Valley was opened to free settlers - tensions rose and bloodshed ensued. With fascinating stories about convicts, white settlers and the Aboriginal inhabitants that have long been forgotten, The Convict Valley is a new Australian history classic. 'Deeply researched and beautifully written.' - Professor Grace Karskens 'Interweaving the Aboriginal, convict and mining pasts of the Hunter Valley, gifted storyteller Dunn reveals the missing and misunderstood complexities of these histories.' - Professor John Maynard 'In this groundbreaking book, Mark Dunn shows how the Hunter Valley became the heartland of convict Australia.' - Professor Lyndall Ryan

Book Convict Life in Australia

Download or read book Convict Life in Australia written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces history of early convict settlements in New South Wales, Norfolk Island and Van Diemen's Land from 1788 to mid-1830s.

Book The Convict Settlers of Australia

Download or read book The Convict Settlers of Australia written by L. L. Robson and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Gender  crime and empire

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  • Author : Kirsty Reid
  • Publisher : Manchester University Press
  • Release : 2017-03-01
  • ISBN : 1526118599
  • Pages : 301 pages

Download or read book Gender crime and empire written by Kirsty Reid and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1803 and 1853, some 80,000 convicts were transported to Van Diemen’s Land. Revising established models of the colonies, which tend to depict convict women as a peculiarly oppressed group, Gender, crime and empire argues that convict men and women in fact shared much in common. Placing men and women, ideas about masculinity, femininity, sexuality and the body, in comparative perspective, this book argues that historians must take fuller account of class to understand the relationships between gender and power. The book explores the ways in which ideas about fatherhood and household order initially informed the state’s model of order, and the reasons why this foundered. It considers the shifting nature of state policies towards courtship, relationships and attempts at family formation which subsequently became matters of class conflict. It goes on to explore the ways in which ideas about gender and family informed liberal and humanitarian critiques of the colonies from the 1830s and 1840s and colonial demands for abolition and self-government.

Book Thoughts on Convict Management

Download or read book Thoughts on Convict Management written by Alexander Maconochie and published by Hobart Town [Tasmania] : J.C. Macdougall. This book was released on 1838 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Australian Agricultural Company  1824 1875

Download or read book The Australian Agricultural Company 1824 1875 written by Jesse Gregson and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Early Australian History  Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen s Land

Download or read book Early Australian History Convict Life in New South Wales and Van Diemen s Land written by Charles White and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following book, as the title suggests, revolves around early Australian history. It starts from the First Fleet era, which referred to the fleet of 11 ships that brought the first European and African settlers to Australia. It was made up of two Royal Navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports. On 13 May 1787 the fleet under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, with over 1400 people (convicts, marines, sailors, civil officers and free settlers), left from Portsmouth, England and took a journey of over 24,000 kilometers (15,000 mi) and over 250 days to eventually arrive in Botany Bay, New South Wales, where a penal colony would become the first European settlement in Australia.

Book Settler Society in the Australian Colonies

Download or read book Settler Society in the Australian Colonies written by Angela Woollacott and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the rising numbers of free settlers from the 1820s to the 1860s, their dependence on Aboriginal, immigrant, and convict under-paid laborers, and the slow development of representative government.