Colonial ambition : foundations of Australian democracy / Peter Cochrane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cochrane, Peter, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New South Wales--Politics and government--1788-1851.

New South Wales.

New South Wales--Politics and government--1851-1901.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 581 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2006.

Summary:

Colonial Ambition tells the story of the politicians and would-be politicians of Sydney, who were driven by a determination to lift themselves and their new colony to a higher level. They wanted parliamentary liberty, though they were sharply divided over the form it might take and these divisions, centred in Sydney, were unremitting. Peter Cochrane tells of the fight for responsible government and democracy through a memorable cast of characters: W.C. Wentworth, Sir George Gipps, Robert Lowe, Lord Howick (Earl Grey), Henry Parkes, Charles Cowper, Lord John Russell and more, all of whom speak for themselves, in the robust language of the day. Written with great brio and verve, Peter Cochrane has brought to life the various players in a way that is very rare in the writing of Australian history. Colonial Ambition is testament that Australia does have a rich and exciting political history.

Contents:

Intro

COLONIAL AMBITION

CONTENTS

LIST OF PLATES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Illustration Acknowledgements

AUTHOR'S NOTE

INTRODUCTION

PART I

1 ROUND ONE

2 ROBERT LOWE

3 THE CROWN LANDS

4 THE LEVEE

5 THE LONDON LOBBY

6 THE PRICE OF LAND AND THE VALUE OF EVERYTHING

7 A SHEEP WALK FOREVER

8 LADY MARY FITZROY

9 THE NEW CONSTITUTION

PART II

10 1848

11 A GROSS BREACH OF FAITH

12 DEPARTURE

13 JOHN DUNMORE LANG

14 BARRACK SQUARE

15 "THOMSON'S SWINDLE"

16 A BEAUTIFULLY TIMED MARTYRDOM

17 LIKE CANADA

18 MALCOM'S CIRCUS

19 BLOCKING SUPPLY

PART III

20 HERMAN MERIVALE

21 "A CONSPIRACY AGAINST LIBERTY"

22 THE SPIRIT OF THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION

23 "BLACK MAN COMIN' DOWN THE CHIMNEY"

24 OUT OF DOORS

25 THE REMOVAL OF THE STRUGGLE TO A NEW SPHERE

26 DENISON, THOMSON AND THE "NEEDY" MEN

27 THE NEW ROAD

28 THE TORCHLIGHT MEETING

29 DEMOCRACY

POSTSCRIPT: THE FINAL ROUND

NOTES

INDEX.

Notes:

"Sesquicentenary 1856-2006 responsible government in New South Wales".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 512-561) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522865189

0522865186

OCLC:

1496393923