The Progress of Australasia in the Nineteenth Century (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania) - Softcover

Coghlan, T

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108030726 ISBN 13: 9781108030724

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Sir Timothy Coghlan (1855–1926) was the statistician for New South Wales from 1886, and is regarded as Australia's first 'Mandarin'. His advice was sought by state and federal governments on matters as diverse as tax, public sanitation and infant mortality. In 1905 he took up an appointment as New South Wales government agent in London, remaining there for the rest of his life. First published in 1903, this was one of the first comprehensive histories of Australia, and it benefits greatly from the author's extensive hard statistical data. In contrast to his later Labour and Industry (also reissued in this series), Coghlan and his co-author, T. T. Ewing (1856–1920), discuss the politics behind progress as much as the economics. Charting the country's development from penal colony to urbanised democracy, they conclude with a wealth of statistical data to endorse the assertion that 'the possibilities for Australia's future are tremendous'.

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Book Description:

Coghlan was the statistician for New South Wales from 1886, and is regarded as Australia's first 'Mandarin'. First published in 1903, and benefiting greatly from the author's extensive hard statistical data, this was one of the first comprehensive histories of Australia, charting her development from penal colony to urbanised democracy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1108030726
• ISBN 13: 9781108030724
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 502