Volumes 1- 4 2450pp. Laminated printed light card covers. 8vo. In as new condition throughout. Volume 1: emphasizes the initial difficulties presented to economic growth by a population consisting mostly of convicts. Volume 2: covers the period to the late 1860s, highlights population growth and in particular the role of the state and colonies in organizing immigration, as a key factor in the development of the economy. Volume 3: covers the period to the late 1860s, highlights population growth and in particular the role of the state and colonies in organizing immigration, as a key factor in the development of the economy. Volume 4: discusses in depth the foundation of the Australian Labour Party, which came after a series of devastating strikes in the 1890s as well as examining the recovery from depression and crisis, and the growing move towards federation.
