A History of Australia: New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1822-1838Melbourne University Press, 1968 - Australia |
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... acres . Persons wishing to obtain more could purchase up to 9,900 acres by tender . To confine settlement within an area convenient for adminis- trative and financial purposes , such grants and purchases were to be held within a ...
... acres . Persons wishing to obtain more could purchase up to 9,900 acres by tender . To confine settlement within an area convenient for adminis- trative and financial purposes , such grants and purchases were to be held within a ...
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... acres and money , and that great stroke of luck of enjoying the regard of his fellow - men.57 From the journals kept by the commissioners from the day they began their survey on 19 April Arthur found much to confirm his own pessimistic ...
... acres and money , and that great stroke of luck of enjoying the regard of his fellow - men.57 From the journals kept by the commissioners from the day they began their survey on 19 April Arthur found much to confirm his own pessimistic ...
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... acres of scrubby and unprofitable land at 5s an acre . By contrast , the settlers greeted the new regulations with a roar of disapproval . They had come to the colony expecting a land grant and convict labour in return for their ...
... acres of scrubby and unprofitable land at 5s an acre . By contrast , the settlers greeted the new regulations with a roar of disapproval . They had come to the colony expecting a land grant and convict labour in return for their ...
Contents
THE SETTING IN NEW SOUTH WALES | 17 |
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE SON | 41 |
THE NATIVE SON OFFENDS GROSSLY | 61 |
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