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Rosenberg Publishing, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. While Australia's early Hawkesbury settlement (the Mulgrave Place district) is recognized as having special importance for its part in ensuring the survival of the colony, historians for the last 200 years have continued to denigrate the first settlers there. Lazy, lawless, drunken, and in debt is the image that has defined the ex-convict settlers. In this book, the cultural bias of the contemporary chroniclers is re-examined. Hawkesbury Settlement Revealed contains exciting new material about Australia's beginnings, and in particular, about the third mainland settlement which grew at the River Hawkesbury. The book tackles controversial themes, including the meeting of Indigenous and European cultures. It even delves into the local results of the influence of the French Revolution. A specific focus on the varying roles in women's lives is highlighted, which extended far beyond…
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Hawkesbury Settlement Revealed: A New Look at Australia's Third Mainland Settlement 1793-1802 Hardcover - 2009
by Jan Barkley-Jack
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- Title Hawkesbury Settlement Revealed: A New Look at Australia's Third Mainland Settlement 1793-1802
- Author Jan Barkley-Jack
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition first edition -
- Pages 488
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Rosenberg Publishing
- Date 2009
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781877058882 / 1877058882
- Weight 2.95 lbs (1.34 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.3 in (24.13 x 16.51 x 3.30 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Hawkesbury Shire (N.S.W.) - History - 18th, Hawkesbury Shire (N.S.W.) - Social
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010275551
- Dewey Decimal Code 994.420
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