1. Beginnings; 2. Newcomers (c. 1600–1792); 3. Coercion (1793–1821); 4. Emancipation (1822–1850); 5. In thrall to progress (1851–1888); 6. National reconstruction (1889–1913); 7. Sacrifice (1914–1945); 8. Golden age (1946–1974); 9. Reinventing Australia (1975–1999); 10. What next?
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