title: A Shorter History of Australia: Further Revised & Updated
author:  Geoffrey Blainey 
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  # A SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### ERNEST SCOTT
  
  
  This page copyright © 2002 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  PREFACE
  
  
  CHAPTER I. THE DAWN OF DISCOVERY
  
  
  CHAPTER II. THE DUTCH AND NEW HOLLAND
  
  
  CHAPTER III. DAMPIER AND COOK
  
  
  CHAPTER IV. THE FOUNDATION OF SYDNEY
  
  
  CHAPTER V. THE CONVICT SYSTEM
  
  
  CHAPTER VI. GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNORS
  
  
  CHAPTER VII. FURTHER EXPLORATIONS
  
  
  CHAPTER VIII. THE EXTENSION OF SETTLEMENT
  
  
  CHAPTER IX. THE LAST OF THE TYRANTS
  
  
  CHAPTER X. THE DAWN OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
  
  
  
  
  
  CHAPTER XI. THE PROBLEM OF THE RIVERS
  
  
  CHAPTER XII. THE FOUNDING OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
  
  
  CHAPTER XIII. SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND THE WAKEFIELD
  
  
  THEORY
  
  
  CHAPTER XIV. THE PORT PHILLIP DISTRICT
  
  
  CHAPTER XV. FROM VAN DIEMEN'S LAND TO TASMANIA
  
  
  CHAPTER XVI. THE LAND AND THE SQUATTERS
  
  
  CHAPTER XVII. THE END OF CONVICTISM
  
  
  CHAPTER XVIII. SELF-GOVERNMENT
  
  
  CHAPTER XIX. GOLD
  
  
  CHAPTER XX. THE HEART OF THE CONTINENT
  
  
  CHAPTER XXI.