A History of the Port Phillip District
A History of the Port Phillip District

Author: A. G. L. Shaw

Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780522850642

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This account of European settlement in the modern state of Victoria, Australia, spans developments from the first convict camp established in 1803 on the Bass Strait to the contemporary separation of the district from New South Wales. Aborigines, whalers, adventurers, squatters, speculators, and immigrants figure into this history of Victoria before the gold rush. The stories of such key leaders as John Baton and John Pascoe Fawkner offer insight into the founding of Melbourne, the economic depression and recovery of the 19th century, and the social progress of the 20th century. Details are drawn from primary sources including correspondence between officials in Melbourne, Sydney, and London and newspapers from Batman, Swanston, the Port Phillip Association, and La Trobe.

Colonization and the Origins of Humanitarian Governance
Colonization and the Origins of Humanitarian Governance

Author: Alan Lester

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-04-17

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1139915878

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How did those responsible for creating Britain's nineteenth-century settler empire render colonization compatible with humanitarianism? Avoiding a cynical or celebratory response, this book takes seriously the humane disposition of colonial officials, examining the relationship between humanitarian governance and empire. The story of 'humane' colonial governance connects projects of emancipation, amelioration, conciliation, protection and development in sites ranging from British Honduras through Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales, New Zealand and Canada to India. It is seen in the lives of governors like George Arthur and George Grey, whose careers saw the violent and destructive colonization of indigenous peoples at the hands of British emigrants. The story challenges the exclusion of officials' humanitarian sensibilities from colonial history and places the settler colonies within the larger historical context of Western humanitarianism.

Crime in the Port Phillip District 1835-51
Crime in the Port Phillip District 1835-51

Author: Paul R. Mullaly

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 763

ISBN-13: 9781876462611

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A study of the administration of the criminal law in the Port Phillip District from the arrival of the white settlers until the onset of the Gold Rush and Separation. This study will help the present community understand many aspects of our present culture and give many citizens an insight into the community in which their ancestors lived.This book will be of interest to the legal profession, students of Victorian/Australian history, and a general readership.

Larrikins
Larrikins

Author: Melissa Bellanta

Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 0702247758

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A gripping and inspiring space adventure for kids of all ages from popular author Tristan Bancks. Dash Campbell has only ever had one dream. To go to space. Now he and four others have been given the chance to become the first kids ever to leave our planet. From building rockets behind his family's laundromat in Australia to attending a hardcore Space School in the US, Dash is a long way from home. And he still has an intense month of training ahead before he can even think about that glorious moment of blasting out of Earth's atmosphere and living his dream. But does Dash have what it takes t.

Theatres of Violence
Theatres of Violence

Author: Philip G. Dwyer

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 0857452991

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Massacres and mass killings have always marked if not shaped the history of the world and as such are subjects of increasing interest among historians. The premise underlying this collection is that massacres were an integral, if not accepted part (until quite recently) of warfare, and that they were often fundamental to the colonizing process in the early modern and modern worlds. Making a deliberate distinction between 'massacre' and 'genocide', the editors call for an entirely separate and new subject under the rubric of 'Massacre Studies', dealing with mass killings that are not genocidal in intent. This volume offers a reflection on the nature of mass killings and extreme violence across regions and across centuries, and brings together a wide range of approaches and case studies.

Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered
Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered

Author: John McLaren

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2011-10-22

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 1442699787

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Throughout the British colonies in the nineteenth century, judges were expected not only to administer law and justice, but also to play a significant role within the governance of their jurisdictions. British authorities were consequently concerned about judges' loyalty to the Crown, and on occasion removed or suspended those who were found politically subversive or personally difficult. Even reasonable and well balanced judges were sometimes threatened with removal. Using the career histories of judges who challenged the system, Dewigged, Bothered, and Bewildered illuminates issues of judicial tenure, accountability, and independence throughout the British Empire. John McLaren closely examines cases of judges across a wide geographic spectrum — from Australia to the Caribbean, and from Canada to Sierra Leone — who faced disciplinary action. These riveting stories provide helpful insights into the tenuous position of the colonial judiciary and the precarious state of politics in a variety of British colonies.

Letters from Victorian Pioneers
Letters from Victorian Pioneers

Author: Public Library, Museums, and National Gallery (Vic.)

Publisher: Melbourne : Published for the Trustees of the Public Library by Robt. S. Brain

Published: 1898

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13:

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Addressed by pioneers to His Excellency Charles Joseph La Trobe ... ; Each paper listed separately in this Bibliography.