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Page 76
... Grey found it quite pleasing to give a second twist of the screw to a man of Sturt's temperament , a motive strengthened by his knowledge that Sturt had been soft of heart on the Gawler question.2 25 No one could accuse Captain Grey of ...
... Grey found it quite pleasing to give a second twist of the screw to a man of Sturt's temperament , a motive strengthened by his knowledge that Sturt had been soft of heart on the Gawler question.2 25 No one could accuse Captain Grey of ...
Page 80
... Grey proposed a moderate excise duty on the distillation of spirits and an increase in the harbour dues . The Register described Grey as ' an exceedingly troublesome eyesore to the colonists of South Australia ' , and the people of ...
... Grey proposed a moderate excise duty on the distillation of spirits and an increase in the harbour dues . The Register described Grey as ' an exceedingly troublesome eyesore to the colonists of South Australia ' , and the people of ...
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... Grey honoured that offer . When Grey transmitted to him on 30 September 1846 the royal sign manual appointing him Lieutenant - Governor of Van Diemen's Land and its dependencies , he warned him that the great interests confided to his ...
... Grey honoured that offer . When Grey transmitted to him on 30 September 1846 the royal sign manual appointing him Lieutenant - Governor of Van Diemen's Land and its dependencies , he warned him that the great interests confided to his ...
Contents
HIGH NOON FOR MORAL IMPROVERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 73 |
OVERSTRAITERS OVERLANDERS AND OTHERS DESCEND | 84 |
ENGLANDS ECHO IN THE ANTIPODES | 113 |
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