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.
6. "The old dead tree and the young tree green", 1916-1935, with an epilogue.