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A Short History of Australia (Ernest Scott 1936)

Index [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is the index from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Index A’Beckett, Chief Justice, 219 Aboriginals, 28, 31, 92, 185; Bass and Flinders among, 80; Pamphlet among the, 123; Lockyer and the, 123; West Australia, … [Read more...] about Index [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Bibliographical notes [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Bibliographical notes A sufficient bibliography of Australian history would absorb more space than it would be judicious to allot to it in a work having the … [Read more...] about Bibliographical notes [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Epilogue [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Epilogue Australian government from the beginning of settlement to the present time has passed through all the phases from tyranny to freedom. The five early … [Read more...] about Epilogue [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 31 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXXI Imperial relations and the Australian spirit British colonial policy — Grey — Disraeli — ‘A person named Rogers’ — ‘The crimson thread of … [Read more...] about Chapter 31 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 30 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXX Australia in the Great War Outbreak of war — The double dissolution — ‘The last man and the last shilling’ — Third Fisher Government — The A.I.F. … [Read more...] about Chapter 30 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 29 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXIX The Commonwealth (b) The wheels of policy The federal capital — Choice of Dalgety — Choice revoked and Canberra finally selected — Papua and … [Read more...] about Chapter 29 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 28 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXVIII The Commonwealth (a) Parties and personalities The three parties — The Barton Ministry — Reid and the Opposition — Watson and the Labour … [Read more...] about Chapter 28 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 27 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXVII The Constitution Responsible government and federation — The task of the Convention — Types of federal government — The Senate — The House of … [Read more...] about Chapter 27 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 26 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXVI The movement towards Federation Lord Grey’s proposal — The federal spirit — The Federal Council — Its limitations — Henry Parkes — Federal … [Read more...] about Chapter 26 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 25 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXV Papua and the Pacific A ‘Monroe doctrine’ for the Pacific — French annexation of New Caledonia — The New Hebrides — New Guinea — Captain Morseby’s … [Read more...] about Chapter 25 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 24 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXIV Democracy at work (b) Land, labour, and the popular welfare Immigration — Anti-Chinese legislation — First intercolonial conference — Land … [Read more...] about Chapter 24 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 23 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXIII Democracy at work (a) Government Free scope left to the colonies — The protection afforded them — Napoleon III and his supposed designs on … [Read more...] about Chapter 23 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 22 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXII The Northern Territory Adjustment of boundaries — Queensland secures the Barklay Tableland — South Australia undertakes to administer the … [Read more...] about Chapter 22 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 21 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XXI Queensland Settlement at Moreton Bay — Its abandonment — The Gladstone Colony at Port Curtis — Separation of Queensland from New South Wales — The … [Read more...] about Chapter 21 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 20 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939). It includes a section about the Burke and Wills expedition.] Chapter XX The heart of the continent Flinders’s plan — George Grey’s journeys — Eyre’s journey to … [Read more...] about Chapter 20 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 19 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XIX Gold Strzelecki finds gold among the mountains — W. B. Clarke’s prognostications — Gold found in the Port Phillip district — Official disfavour of … [Read more...] about Chapter 19 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 18 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XVIII Self-government Sir Charles Fitzroy ‘Governor-General’ — The Act for the Government of New South Wales — The Legislative Council — Boundaries of … [Read more...] about Chapter 18 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 17 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XVII The end of convictism Sir William Molesworth’s committee on transportation — Effect of the committee’s report — Order in Council discontinuing … [Read more...] about Chapter 17 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 16 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XVI The land and the squatters Land grants — Who the squatters were — Pastoral districts and licences — Bourke’s policy — Special surveys — The pound … [Read more...] about Chapter 16 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 15 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XV From Van Diemen’s Land to Tasmania Death of Collins and Paterson — Davey Lieutenant-Governor — The rule of Colonel Arthur — The convict system — … [Read more...] about Chapter 15 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 14 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XIV The Port Phillip District The Henty family — Batman in Port Phillip — His ‘treaty’ with the natives — He determines on ‘the place for a village’ — … [Read more...] about Chapter 14 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 13 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XIII South Australia and the Wakefield theory Wakefield’s Letter from Sydney — His theory of colonization — The Colonial Office and Wakefield’s … [Read more...] about Chapter 13 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 12 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XII The founding of Western Australia Stirling’s examination of the Swan River — Proposals for colonization — Thomas Peel’s project — The Peel River … [Read more...] about Chapter 12 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 11 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter XI The problem of the rivers Oxley’s explorations on the Lachlan and the Macquarie — Immigration policy — Oxley in Moreton Bay — Foundation of … [Read more...] about Chapter 11 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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Chapter 10 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from A Short History of Australia (6th edition, 1936) by Ernest Scott (1867-1939).] Chapter X The dawn of constitutional government Uneasiness in England concerning the convict system — Commissioner Bigge’s inquiries — New South Wales … [Read more...] about Chapter 10 [A Short History of Australia, by Ernest Scott]

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