Politics, Patronage and Public Works: 1842-1900

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UNSW Press, 2005 - History - 268 pages
How did New South Wales work in the second half of the nineteenth century. This history analyses government structures, functions, processes and personnel from 1842 to 1900, in this first of two volumes, commissioned by the State Records Authority of New South Wales. Hilary Golder draws on parliamentary papers, politicians private correspondence and the rich resource of surviving government records to attempt a more sympathetic reading of the administrative challenges in a growing colony.

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Contents

Endings and beginnings
3
CHAPTER 2
25
CHAPTER 5
91
CHAPTER 6
108
CHAPTER 7
171
CHAPTER 8
188
CHAPTER 9
197
Retrenchment and reform
213
Postscript
262
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