1. From the earliest times to the age of Macquarie.--2. New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1822-1838.--3. The beginning of an Australian civilization, 1824-1851.--4. The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888.--5. The people make laws, 1888-1915.--v. 6. The old dead tree and the young tree green, 1916-1935.