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Convicts and empire : a naval question, 1776-1811 /

Argues that William Pitt's decision to send convicts to Australia was based on Britain's need to secure a base in the Pacific for trade with the East.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frost, Alan, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Melbourne ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1980.
Subjects:
Pitt, William, > 1749-1823.
Sydney, Thomas Townshend, > Viscount, > 1733-1800.
New South Wales > Colonization.
Great Britain > Colonies > Defenses.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1820.
Australia - History.
Convicts.
Convicts - Transportation.
Great Britain - Colonies.
New South Wales - History.
Nouvelle-Galles du Sud > Colonisation.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Défense nationale.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1760-1820.
Pitt, William, > 1749-1823
Sydney, Thomas Townshend, > Viscount, > 1733-1800
British colonies.
Colonization.
Military readiness.
Politics and government.
Great Britain.
New South Wales.
Kolonialismus
New South Wales
1760-1820
Geschichte 1776-1811.

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