Colonial ambition: foundations of Australian democracy / Peter Cochrane.

Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 2006.

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Australia -- Politics and government -- History.

New South Wales -- Politics and government -- History.

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

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

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.

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. Peter Cochrane tells of the fight for responsible government and democracy through a memorable cast of characters, all of whom speak for themselves, in the robust language of the day.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

0522853315

xv, 581 p. : ill.