Events

Posts in Clay Lane for ‘The first Meeting of Australia’s Parliament’

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The Crimson Thread by Sir Henry Parkes

In 1890, Sir Henry Parkes reminded Australians that they had a natural kinship and declared them ready to manage their own affairs.

2

The First Fleet by John Patience Chard

Having brought hundreds of convicts to New South Wales, Arthur Phillip then had to conjure order out of their chaos.

3

The Founding of Australia by Clay Lane

Within little more than half a century a British penal colony turned into a prosperous, free-trade democracy.