The Golden Age

A History of the Colony of Victoria 1851–1861

Geoffrey Serle

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Published 30-11-1991
ISBN 9780522841435
Pages 488
Subjects History Australasian and Pacific history
Imprint MUP POD

Outstanding account of a decade whose highlights included separation from New South Wales and the Eureka Stockade.

An outstanding account of a decade whose highlights included separation from New South Wales, the gold rushes, the Eureka Stockade, the establishment of parliamentary government, and the attempts to 'unlock the land'.

About The Author

Geoffrey Serle was one of Australia's most distinguished historians. He was Victorian Rhodes Scholar in 1947 and completed his doctorate at Oxford in 1950. He was general editor of the Australian Dictionary of Biography between 1975 and 1988. He is also a well-known author and his work has won several prestigious awards including the Ernest…