Table of Contents

Introduction G. C. Bolton; Preface to the first edition; Abbreviations; 1. The Australian environment T. Griffith Taylor; 2. The exploration of the Pacific J. A. Williamson; 3. British settlement in Australia, 1783–1806; 4. The extension of settlement Ernest Scott; 5. The exploration of Australia 1813–1865 Ernest Scott; 6. New South Wales and its daughter colonies, 1821–1850 A. C. V. Melbourne; 7. The wool trade and the squatters S. H. Roberts; 8. Experiments in colonisation A. Grenfell Price; 9. The gold discoveries G. V. Portus; 10. The establishment of responsible government A. C. V. Melbourne; 11. Economic and political development, 1860–1885 E. O. G. Shann; 12. The western Pacific, 1788–1885 E. A. Benians; 13. Economic and political development 1885–1900 E. O. G. Shann; 14. Self-government in Australia, 1860–1900 K. H. Bailey; 15. The Federation movement and the founding of the Commonwealth Robert Garran; 16. The Constitution and its workings W. Harrison Moore; 17. The Commonwealth, 1900–1914 W. K. Hancock; 18. Australia and the Empire, 1855–1921 F. W. Eggleston; 19. Australia in the World War (i) military H. S. Gullett; (ii) Political Ernest Scott; (iii) Economic D. B. Copland; 20. Australia since the War F. Alexander; 21. Cultural development Archibald Strong; Bibliography; Index.

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