History of New South Wales - With an Account of Van Diemen s Land Tasmania, New Zealand, Port

Klappentext Published after his death in 1862, Flanagan's chronicle demonstrates the author's enthusiastic, but politically impartial, approach to Australian history. Zusammenfassung Published in 1862! Flanagan's chronicle demonstrates the author's enthusiastic! but politically impartial! approach to Australian history. Volume 2 addresses the campaign for the discontinuation of criminal transportation and the origins of the Elected Council! and concludes with substantial appendices pertaining to the economic! geographic and agricultural status of the colony. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Administration of Gipps. 1839-42. A committee of Parliament recommends the discontinuance of transportation; 2. Representative institutions conceded. 1843-5. Representation conceded; 3. Warfare at New Zealand. 1845-7. Affairs of New Zealand; 4. Changes proposed in the constitution in contemplation of Port Phillip becoming a separate colony. 1848-50. Secondary election; 5. Anti-transportation delegates assemble at Melbourne. 1851-3. Anti-transportation delegates issue an address; 6. The Constitution Bill sent home. 1854-7. The city council superseded; 7. The elections. 1858-60. The Sydney election; Appendices; Index.

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• Authors: Roderick Flanagan, Flanagan Roderick
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108038935
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03893-5
• No. of pages: 594
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania; The History of New South Wales 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; New South Wales, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history