Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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... government , and there was much controversy in the local and British press over the colony's condition and future prospects . There was unemployment in Adelaide , and the government supported about one - twelfth of the population by ...
... government , and there was much controversy in the local and British press over the colony's condition and future prospects . There was unemployment in Adelaide , and the government supported about one - twelfth of the population by ...
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... government to the local government when required ; to signify the legal and constitutional nexus between Britain and her colonies ; to preserve and protect , unostentatiously , imperial commercial and political interests ; and to serve ...
... government to the local government when required ; to signify the legal and constitutional nexus between Britain and her colonies ; to preserve and protect , unostentatiously , imperial commercial and political interests ; and to serve ...
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... GOVERNMENT AND THE COLONIES The dismissal of Governor C. H. Darling , and the influence that the British government could still apparently exercise in the internal affairs of colonies possessing responsible government , drew attention ...
... GOVERNMENT AND THE COLONIES The dismissal of Governor C. H. Darling , and the influence that the British government could still apparently exercise in the internal affairs of colonies possessing responsible government , drew attention ...
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