The convicts' contribution to the built environment of colonial Western Australia between 1850-1880

The convicts' contribution to the built environment of colonial Western Australia between 1850-1880

Western Australia was founded as Australia’s first free colony in June 1829. The colony was not as successful as those in eastern Australia, and many of the settlers argued that the poor progress was due in part to a shortage of labourers. By 1849 the colonists had decided that their only way forwar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bush, Fiona
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2012
Subjects:
Colonial Western Australia
1850-1880
Royal Engineers
training on public works projects
convicts contribution
build environment
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/517

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