A Documentary History of Australia: Colonial Australia, 1788-1840Nelson, 1980 - Australia |
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... society ; among those present were two judges , two military officers , two medical surgeons , the surveyor - general and a leading merchant . They decided to call their organisation The Philosophical Society of Australasia ( later it ...
... society ; among those present were two judges , two military officers , two medical surgeons , the surveyor - general and a leading merchant . They decided to call their organisation The Philosophical Society of Australasia ( later it ...
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... SOCIETY FORMED New South Wales had a Benevolent Society , but no poor laws to provide pittances for those unable to work . There were no poor - houses or asylums for the unemployed or the unemployable , and few wealthy philanthropists ...
... SOCIETY FORMED New South Wales had a Benevolent Society , but no poor laws to provide pittances for those unable to work . There were no poor - houses or asylums for the unemployed or the unemployable , and few wealthy philanthropists ...
Page 569
... society at Parramatta and a Trade Union Society at West Maitland . Three societies were formed in Melbourne , at least thirteen in Van Diemen's Land , possibly two in Western Australia , and five in South Australia . At least twenty ...
... society at Parramatta and a Trade Union Society at West Maitland . Three societies were formed in Melbourne , at least thirteen in Van Diemen's Land , possibly two in Western Australia , and five in South Australia . At least twenty ...
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