Colonial Australia, 1788-1840This unique collection of documents surveys the beginnings of European settlement in Australia, from the founding of the first township in Sydney Cove to the economic crisis of the early 1840s. Over 500 documents cover all the major events, developments and controversies in the economic, social and cultural life of the period, as well as in government and politics. |
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Page 382
For a while there was a 'Swan River Mania' among speculators and would-be
investors, but ultimately only a very small settlement eventuated. Governor
Stirling optimistically reported on the progress of his colony up to 20 January
1830: As ...
For a while there was a 'Swan River Mania' among speculators and would-be
investors, but ultimately only a very small settlement eventuated. Governor
Stirling optimistically reported on the progress of his colony up to 20 January
1830: As ...
Page 432
-Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1832 PROSPECTS AT THE SWAN RIVER
SETTLEMENT As late as August 1832 there were still doubts in the minds of
many settlers in Western Australia, and even more in the minds of those left
behind in Britain, ...
-Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1832 PROSPECTS AT THE SWAN RIVER
SETTLEMENT As late as August 1832 there were still doubts in the minds of
many settlers in Western Australia, and even more in the minds of those left
behind in Britain, ...
Page 617
... 281-2, 546 Sutton Forest (N.S.W.), 249 Swan Hill (P. P.O.), 538 Swan River (
W.A.), 354, 382, 399, 494, 547, 555 Swan River Colony, see Western Australia
Swan River District (W.A.), 525 Swan River Eclogue, 399-400 Swan River
Guardian, ...
... 281-2, 546 Sutton Forest (N.S.W.), 249 Swan Hill (P. P.O.), 538 Swan River (
W.A.), 354, 382, 399, 494, 547, 555 Swan River Colony, see Western Australia
Swan River District (W.A.), 525 Swan River Eclogue, 399-400 Swan River
Guardian, ...
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| Title | Colonial Australia, 1788-1840 A Documentary History of Australia, Francis Keble Crowley Volume 1 of A Documentary History of Australia: Colonial Australia, 1788-1900, Francis Keble Crowley |
| Author | Francis Keble Crowley |
| Publisher | Nelson, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Mar 2007 |
| ISBN | 0170054071, 9780170054072 |
| Length | 621 pages |
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