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Page 145
At the same time , he began to lose the respect of his own people . In one of his
many fights with his wife's lover he received a severe blow on the head ,
whereupon the lady and her lover laughed at the rage which it caused.57 So
Bennilong ...
At the same time , he began to lose the respect of his own people . In one of his
many fights with his wife's lover he received a severe blow on the head ,
whereupon the lady and her lover laughed at the rage which it caused.57 So
Bennilong ...
Page 150
For the officers began quickly to make profits of one hundred to two hundred per
cent in the simple transaction of buying a cargo and marketing it . Rum bought at
eight shillings a gallon was retailed at twenty shillings , thirty shillings , forty ...
For the officers began quickly to make profits of one hundred to two hundred per
cent in the simple transaction of buying a cargo and marketing it . Rum bought at
eight shillings a gallon was retailed at twenty shillings , thirty shillings , forty ...
Page 193
The landing , which began on 20 February 1804 , was not celebrated by the
drinking and the festivities which had marked the arrival at Sydney Cove . Nor did
the first public ceremony assume a memorable character . At ten o'clock on the ...
The landing , which began on 20 February 1804 , was not celebrated by the
drinking and the festivities which had marked the arrival at Sydney Cove . Nor did
the first public ceremony assume a memorable character . At ten o'clock on the ...
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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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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 1 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 1 Aug 2019 |
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