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Jack
Jack is on page 49 of 320
Ch 2
"convict life better that england 27, complaints28
FF arrived 20/1/1788, BB unsuitable, Sydney Cove, housingfood(30-31), poor soil(paramatta +) Abo(Mahoot,Bennellong33), smallpox:((35)
NSW Corps - Macarthur(marino)
Land Grants(38)
Napean Conflict, Pemulwuy(40)
French fear (colony expansion, land right laws)
Flinders & Bass
Irish rebels, castle hill, margot "46"
Ousting of bligh(47-48) 1808.;
Jul 01, 2014 11:10PM
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Jack
Jack is on page 92 of 320
Ch 4
"77,77,79
FF 81
Cringe 86
Abo policy - share land, cordiality, 'civilise'. 80
Drought tensions
Abo pop'n decline 82-87
Equality 89
Jul 04, 2014 11:03PM
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Jack
Jack is on page 75 of 320
Ch 3
"Agents of Astonishing Change" sheep, marino luck, macarthur, graziers/squatters, textile boom, 15mil 1850.

Immigration (56,70)

Exploration(57) BLW 1813. Hume, sturt, mitchell BAB. intrepid, ambitious, resourceful.

- Governors (63-68) Macquarie (the builder) "much more than open air prison". Brisbane, darling, bourke, Gipps.

Convict spike 20-40, ceased in syd, VDL 40-53.

WA SA Summ(72-4)
Jul 03, 2014 01:06AM
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Jack
Jack is on page 49 of 320
Ch 1
1st arrivals 60-40000 from Timor or Indo. Nomad-hunter gathers (agriculture not suitable pg11)
Dutch exploration(1606-mid1700s)Abel Tasman Aus to dry for commerce
Disease (VD,smallpox) 75% Cook observe transit of Venus Tahiti,mapped NZ spotted Aus 20/4/1770 one wk later BB, no skirmish! Banks.
Terra Nullis(20-22)
Convict colony Us independence, no gaols, BB appeal(23)
Phillip left 13/5/1787
Jul 01, 2014 10:57PM
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