A History Of The Port Phillip District Victoria Before Separation,9780522850642

A History Of The Port Phillip District Victoria Before Separation

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ISBN13: 9780522850642
ISBN10: 0522850642
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-03-16
Publisher(s): Melbourne University Press
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Summary

This account of European settlement in the modern state of Victoria, Australia, spans developments from the first convict camp established in 1903 on the Bass strait to the contemporary separation of the district from New South Wales. Aborigines, whalers, adventurers, squatters, speculators, and immigrants figure into this history of Victoria before the gold rush. The stories of such key leaders as john Baton and John Pascoe Fawkner offer insight into the founding of Melbourne, the economic depression and recovery of the 19th century, and the social progress of the 20th century. Details are drawn from primary sources including correspondence between officials in Melbourne, Sydney, and London and newspapers from Batman, Swanston, the Port Phillip Association, and La Trobe.

Author Biography

A. G. L. Shaw was Emeritus Professor of History at Monash University and has had a distinguished career as a scholar in Australia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academies of the Humanities and of the Social Sciences and has been president of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. In 1982 he was awarded the A.O. for services to education. Professor Shaw has published widely.

Table of Contents

Introduction xv
The First Attempt at White Settlements
1(16)
Aboriginal Settlement before 1800
17(15)
Further Settlements
32(12)
Permanent Settlement
44(23)
Progress at Port Phillip
67(20)
Squatting 1836-1841
87(24)
Government, Settlers and Aborigines
111(33)
Immigration, Speculation and Depression 1839-1843
144(26)
Government
170(22)
Economic Recovery
192(22)
Social Progress
214(20)
Separation
234(19)
Notes 253(48)
Bibliography 301(18)
Index 319

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