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chaplains in Batavia reminded the Dutch Governor - General that the law of
Moses forbade the toleration of non - Christian religions , he replied that the laws
of the old Jewish republics had no force in the territory of the Dutch East India ...
chaplains in Batavia reminded the Dutch Governor - General that the law of
Moses forbade the toleration of non - Christian religions , he replied that the laws
of the old Jewish republics had no force in the territory of the Dutch East India ...
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Although it is obscure whether these words referred to New Guinea or Cape
Keerweer , they could be taken as the first cry of anguish and despair of the
Dutch on seeing the land and the people of Australia.13 By an odd irony of
history , news ...
Although it is obscure whether these words referred to New Guinea or Cape
Keerweer , they could be taken as the first cry of anguish and despair of the
Dutch on seeing the land and the people of Australia.13 By an odd irony of
history , news ...
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When Cook arrived in Batavia in October 1770 , the Council was troubled by his
ill behaviour , but not by his accounts of the Southland.49 On the day the Dutch
press announced the departure of the first fleet for Botany Bay at the end of May ...
When Cook arrived in Batavia in October 1770 , the Council was troubled by his
ill behaviour , but not by his accounts of the Southland.49 On the day the Dutch
press announced the departure of the first fleet for Botany Bay at the end of May ...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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