A History Of The Colony Of Victoria (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Henry Gyles Turner
Binding: Hardback
Published: Heritage Publications, 1973
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Henry Gyles Turner's A History of the Colony of Victoria: From Its Discovery to Its Absorption into the Commonwealth of Australia is a sweeping, authoritative two-volume chronicle that traces the evolution of Victoria from its earliest European encounters to its formal integration into the Australian Commonwealth. Originally published in 1904 and reissued in 1973 by Heritage Publications in Melbourne, this work reflects Turner’s deep engagement with political and parliamentary records, enriched by his personal connections with key figures of the time. Volume I explores the initial European attempts at settlement, notably Colonel David Collins’s abortive 1803 expedition, and follows the founding of Melbourne in 1835 through to the transformative gold rush of 1851, which turned Victoria into Australia’s financial epicenter. Volume II delves into the social upheavals and administrative challenges of the goldfields, including the imprisonment of unlicensed miners and their revolts against taxation, culminating in the colony’s political maturation and eventual federation. Turner’s narrative offers vivid insights into the colony’s rapid development, the tensions of expansion, and the forging of a distinct Victorian identity amid broader national change.
Author: Henry Gyles Turner
Binding: Hardback
Published: Heritage Publications, 1973
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Henry Gyles Turner's A History of the Colony of Victoria: From Its Discovery to Its Absorption into the Commonwealth of Australia is a sweeping, authoritative two-volume chronicle that traces the evolution of Victoria from its earliest European encounters to its formal integration into the Australian Commonwealth. Originally published in 1904 and reissued in 1973 by Heritage Publications in Melbourne, this work reflects Turner’s deep engagement with political and parliamentary records, enriched by his personal connections with key figures of the time. Volume I explores the initial European attempts at settlement, notably Colonel David Collins’s abortive 1803 expedition, and follows the founding of Melbourne in 1835 through to the transformative gold rush of 1851, which turned Victoria into Australia’s financial epicenter. Volume II delves into the social upheavals and administrative challenges of the goldfields, including the imprisonment of unlicensed miners and their revolts against taxation, culminating in the colony’s political maturation and eventual federation. Turner’s narrative offers vivid insights into the colony’s rapid development, the tensions of expansion, and the forging of a distinct Victorian identity amid broader national change.