The Colony: A History of Early SydneyA groundbreaking history of the colony of Sydney in its early years, from the sparkling harbour to the Cumberland Plain, from convicts to the city's political elite, from the impact of its geology to its economy. |
Contents
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Public farms and common lands | 83 |
5 Seeding and breeding | 98 |
6 Views from Flagstaff Hill | 158 |
The Macquaries in Sydney | 189 |
11 Soft colony | 351 |
12 Taking possession | 386 |
13 War on the Cumberland Plain | 448 |
14 Aftermath | 517 |
Epilogue | 540 |
Abbreviations | 550 |
Notes | 551 |
List of Illustrations | 612 |
8 The face of the country | 233 |
9 Nefarious geographies | 280 |
Women and country | 310 |
Bibliography | 622 |
Index | 663 |
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