Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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Page 438
... interest , and , on the other , afford opportunities to the mass of the people to make homes for themselves , and settle down on the land , where they would at once advance their own interests and the best interests of the colony ...
... interest , and , on the other , afford opportunities to the mass of the people to make homes for themselves , and settle down on the land , where they would at once advance their own interests and the best interests of the colony ...
Page 518
... interest , as they arise from time to time , may be advantageously referred to such a Council . ' Henry Parkes , who had seconded Verdon's motion , spoke on the subject of federation at a dinner held in his honour after the conference ...
... interest , as they arise from time to time , may be advantageously referred to such a Council . ' Henry Parkes , who had seconded Verdon's motion , spoke on the subject of federation at a dinner held in his honour after the conference ...
Page 519
... interest I take in this occasion , I think the time has arrived when these colonies should be united by some federal bond of connexion . I think it must be manifest to all thoughtful men that there are questions projecting themselves ...
... interest I take in this occasion , I think the time has arrived when these colonies should be united by some federal bond of connexion . I think it must be manifest to all thoughtful men that there are questions projecting themselves ...
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