The European Peopling of Australasia: A Demographic History, 1788-1988 |
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Page 166
... young as 30-34 . The basic reason for this was the much higher mortality of males than females throughout this period , again drawing attention to Pell's conclusions that while life in the colonies was very advantageous for infants and ...
... young as 30-34 . The basic reason for this was the much higher mortality of males than females throughout this period , again drawing attention to Pell's conclusions that while life in the colonies was very advantageous for infants and ...
Page 168
... young males , primarily as a result of the high immigration levels in each country in the 1870s , a high proportion of young females married before age 30. But immigration was of relatively little significance to either country from ...
... young males , primarily as a result of the high immigration levels in each country in the 1870s , a high proportion of young females married before age 30. But immigration was of relatively little significance to either country from ...
Page 335
... young marriages of the 1960s had proved to be unstable , with about one in four ending in divorce . Some of the major features of the consolidation of the modern " small - family system " in Australia and New Zealand are illustrated in ...
... young marriages of the 1960s had proved to be unstable , with about one in four ending in divorce . Some of the major features of the consolidation of the modern " small - family system " in Australia and New Zealand are illustrated in ...
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Convictism in Australia | 21 |
Colonization | 45 |
Gold and Population 18511860 | 67 |
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