The golden age : a history of the colony of Victoria, 1851-1861
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0522841430
ISBN 13
9780522841435
LCCN
DU 220 .S48
DDC
994.5031
Category
Australia and New Zealand
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Publication Year
1977
Publisher
Pages
455 pages
Subject
Australia
Abstract
An outstanding account of a decade whose highlights included separation from New South Wales, the gold rushes, the Eureka Stockade, the establishment of parliamentary government, and the attempts to 'unlock the land'.
Description
Content:
Prologue: The Port Phillip District in 1850 -- 1. The Early Gold Rushes, 1851-1852 -- 2. "There's a Good Time Coming, Boys!" -- 3. 'Shout for the Diggings, Shout Hurrah!' -- 4. Diggers and Government, 1852-1853 -- 5. The Trials of a Governor -- 6. Sir Charles Hotham and Eureka -- 7. Transition to Responsible Government -- 8. Economic Redirection -- 9. The First Parliament, 1856-1859 -- 10. The Second Parliament, 1859-1861 -- 11. The Chinese Minority -- 12. Religion and Education -- 13. The Arts and Sciences -- 14. Conclusion -- Appendices -- I. Population -- II. Migration -- III. Unassisted Migration -- IV. Mining Population -- V. Gold Production -- VI. John Dunmore Lang's Declaration of Independence.
Prologue: The Port Phillip District in 1850 -- 1. The Early Gold Rushes, 1851-1852 -- 2. "There's a Good Time Coming, Boys!" -- 3. 'Shout for the Diggings, Shout Hurrah!' -- 4. Diggers and Government, 1852-1853 -- 5. The Trials of a Governor -- 6. Sir Charles Hotham and Eureka -- 7. Transition to Responsible Government -- 8. Economic Redirection -- 9. The First Parliament, 1856-1859 -- 10. The Second Parliament, 1859-1861 -- 11. The Chinese Minority -- 12. Religion and Education -- 13. The Arts and Sciences -- 14. Conclusion -- Appendices -- I. Population -- II. Migration -- III. Unassisted Migration -- IV. Mining Population -- V. Gold Production -- VI. John Dunmore Lang's Declaration of Independence.
Biblio Notes
Includes biographical references (pages 433-444) and index.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.
Number of Copies
1
