Physical description
Hard cover book History of Australia in three Volumes
Author: George William Rusden
Publisher: Chapman & Hall Ltd London, Melbourne and Sydney
Date: 1883
Dark blue hardcover with a blue matching spine, the spine has a label with an inscription.
(These volumes are first editions)
Publication type
non-fiction
Inscriptions & markings
Label on spine cover with typed text RA 994 RUS
Paste down front end paper has sticker from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute and Free Library.
Summary
Volume 3 shifts to political developments, focusing on the 1856 Constitution Act and Victoria's road to self-government. It details federation debates, relationships with Britain, sketches later governors, and addresses gold rush impacts, land reforms, and emerging parliamentary systems across colonies. Together, the volumes form Rusden's comprehensive, if biased, chronicle to the 1850s.
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References
- George William Rusden George William Rusden - Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Internet Archive
- Wikisource
- Teara Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
