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A History of the Colony of Victoria: From Its Discovery to Its Absorption Into the Commonwealth of Australia

A History of the Colony of Victoria: From Its Discovery to Its Absorption Into the Commonwealth of Australia

Turner, Henry Gyles

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Biographies GeneralAustralia & Oceania

ISBN10: 1108039839
ISBN13: 9781108039833
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 24 2011
Pages: 404
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The first attempt by Europeans to settle in the area that eventually became the state of Victoria, Australia, was led by Colonel David Collins in 1803. Melbourne was founded in 1835, and after the discovery of gold in 1851 became the financial centre of Australia. This authoritative two-volume history of the state's first century, published in 1904 by the banker Henry Gyles Turner (1831-1920), is based on parliamentary records and information from leading political figures with whom the author was personally acquainted. Volume 2 continues Turner's discussion of the gold rush, and covers the management of the goldfields, the imprisonment of unlicensed miners, and the miners' revolts against taxes. The book sets events in the context of the region's changing political landscape, and documents the struggle to establish an efficient government. It ends with a thorough account of Victoria's integration into the Commonwealth of Australia.

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