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9 EBB - TIDE IN VAN DIEMEN'S LAND IN N NEW SOUTH WALES the absence
of inland water transport , the small extent of good land compared with the poor
and the barren , and the dry seasons encouraged dispersion of settlement , the ...
9 EBB - TIDE IN VAN DIEMEN'S LAND IN N NEW SOUTH WALES the absence
of inland water transport , the small extent of good land compared with the poor
and the barren , and the dry seasons encouraged dispersion of settlement , the ...
Page 200
labour ; in Van Diemen's Land enlightened employers and publicists doubted
whether their society could take the leap forward and whether they could
dispense with the £ 500 000 the British Government spent each year in the
colony on ...
labour ; in Van Diemen's Land enlightened employers and publicists doubted
whether their society could take the leap forward and whether they could
dispense with the £ 500 000 the British Government spent each year in the
colony on ...
Page 221
... Sir John went down on his knees each morning and each night to ask God to
graft in the hearts of the people of Van Diemen's Land the knowledge of His
name , all the fruits of his endeavours in the five years in the island began to turn
sour .
... Sir John went down on his knees each morning and each night to ask God to
graft in the hearts of the people of Van Diemen's Land the knowledge of His
name , all the fruits of his endeavours in the five years in the island began to turn
sour .
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Contents
ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAINS GENTRY | 17 |
A BRITISH PROVINCE WITH A LAUDABLE PURPOSE | 42 |
HIGH NOON FOR MORAL IMPROVERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 62 |
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