New England Australia - Stocktake Historical Posts 7 September 06

Even though this blog has only been going for a relatively short time, I am already up to 43 posts. I thought, therefore, that it might be helpful to you as well as me if provided regular consolidated updates on posts by particular topics.

This first update focuses on the history of New England. Most posts in fact contain some historical material. The following list focuses on the main historical posts. I did not realise until I prepared it just how far the discussion thread has taken me away from my opening historical theme.

• 8 April 2006. On New England. Opening post. Two definitions of New England, Tablelands versus New England New State area. Blog to focus on broader New England.
• 17 April 2006. Towards a New England History. Initial thoughts on writing a history of New England.
• 6 May 2006. New England's Boundaries. Discussion of New England's boundaries together with overview of new state agitation in colonial period.
• 14 May 2006. References Colonial Period New England New State Movement.
• 14 May 2006. Early European Settlement in New England. Discussion of the way early European settlement patterns created enduring and overlapping north-south and east west axis that would significantly affect New England history.
• 20 May 2006. Geography of New England: Overview. The geography underpinning so much of New England's history.
• 22 May 2006. On Travel Time and Our Sense of Space. Discussion of the way in which travel time affects our sense of space and our perception of the world, linking this to New England's geography and history.
• 27 May 2006. Geography of New England: Impact of Great Dividing Range. Examination of the impact of the range and especially the Eastern escarpment on transport and communication patterns in early New England.
• 28 May 2006. New England & Queensland: A truncated relationship. Examination of the way in which the state boundary between NSW and Queensland affected New England.
• 5 June 2006. In Praise of Geoffrey Blainey. Introduction to two key books to be used in later analysis.
• 16 June 2006. History of New England: the impact of transport costs. Combining Blainey's work with the earlier geographic analysis, looks at the impact of transport costs on settlement and activity in colonial New England.
• 18 June 2006. An aside: about Tenterfield. A short diversion looking at one New England town.
• 2 July 2006. Inland river transport - an aside. This and the following post look at inland river transport as an example of the way in which inter-colony rivalries affected economic patterns.
• 3 July 2006. Rise and fall of the paddle steamer -inland river transport.
• 4 July 2006. The past is always present. Introduction to political parties in 20th century New England.
• 7 July 2006. The past is always present - the Country Party. This and the following post look at the emergence of the Country Part in New England and some of the reasons why the Party did better there than elsewhere.
• 14 July 2006. The past is always present: the Country Party continued.
• 22 July 2006. Country Party - annotated bibliography. Supporting references for the two previous stories on the Country Party.
• 30 August 2006. New England, Australia - CWA. Story of the NSW Country Women's Association
• 6 September 2006. New England Australia - Preliminary thoughts on history of Theatre in New England. Initial scoping remarks.