A Documentary History of Australia: Colonial Australia, 1788-1840Nelson, 1980 - Australia |
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Page 87
... officers in the Colony , with a few others possessed of money or credit in England , unite together and purchase the cargoes of such vessels as repair to this country from various quarters . Two or more are chosen from the number to ...
... officers in the Colony , with a few others possessed of money or credit in England , unite together and purchase the cargoes of such vessels as repair to this country from various quarters . Two or more are chosen from the number to ...
Page 160
... officer - traders , or because he curried favour with the small settlers ? Certainly , he was bad - tempered and autocratic . Certainly , the officers had become successful traders and businessmen , and Bligh's rough and ready methods ...
... officer - traders , or because he curried favour with the small settlers ? Certainly , he was bad - tempered and autocratic . Certainly , the officers had become successful traders and businessmen , and Bligh's rough and ready methods ...
Page 202
... officers and men , provided this was arranged to their mutual satisfaction . One evening in June 1813 , two young officers went on the town in mufti after a heavy dinner , determined to take what they wanted by force if necessary . When ...
... officers and men , provided this was arranged to their mutual satisfaction . One evening in June 1813 , two young officers went on the town in mufti after a heavy dinner , determined to take what they wanted by force if necessary . When ...
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