Distance was not really the tyrant represented in the works by Blainey and Bradley; instead it could be seen as being more of a benevolent dictator. Distance and the problems associated with it were one of the major components that forged the backbone of the early settlers. The settlers were forced to become self sufficient as quickly as possible, because they could not rely on regular delivery of supplies occurring frequently enough.

Although distance from England to Australia was a problem initially, so was distance within the colony. The distance between the different settlements along the Eastern coast of Australia was considered by many to be a hardship. But just because something is hard does not mean it is a tyranny which is what both Bradley and Blainey are suggesting. Blainey argues that the distance between England and Australia was more of a tyranny than Bradley’s belief that the distance found between settlements in Australia was the greater tyranny. But even the idea of the distance from one place to the next was not as such a tyranny, as the people became accustomed, or were born into it, to the point that it was all that they knew. So the settlers would not have looked at the situation as being a tyranny, but more as a form of hardship in the early days of establishing the settlements.

Not only the delivery of supplies to the colonies but also to the small settlements that relied upon the larger towns. The time taken by ships to reach the colonies could vary from between six weeks to six months depending upon their departure point, weather conditions, and the route taken to reach their port of call.

The distance between places played a major role in decisions on raising families and who people met and associated with. But it was what made the people into the backbone of Australia. The will of the people to survive and to be on their own terms created the deep passion that became associated with the early settlers of Australia. Their fortitud

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