A Documentary History of Australia: Colonial Australia, 1788-1840Nelson, 1980 - Australia |
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Page 184
... Town that I have determined to erect one here for the District of New Norfolk ; naming it “ Elizabeth - Town " , in honor of my dear good wife , and I have christened that Rivulet - " The Thames " . After a delightful walk at Elizabeth Town ...
... Town that I have determined to erect one here for the District of New Norfolk ; naming it “ Elizabeth - Town " , in honor of my dear good wife , and I have christened that Rivulet - " The Thames " . After a delightful walk at Elizabeth Town ...
Page 275
... Town , secured at Launceston on the other side of the Island from Hobart Town , I deemed it of the utmost importance to the future Peace of the Country , that sudden Justice should overtake those Desperadoes , in order to strike Terror ...
... Town , secured at Launceston on the other side of the Island from Hobart Town , I deemed it of the utmost importance to the future Peace of the Country , that sudden Justice should overtake those Desperadoes , in order to strike Terror ...
Page 384
... TOWN In the late 1820s a lively air pervaded Hobart Town ( pronounced Hobarton by the fashionable classes ) , and visitors from Britain and India were reminded , from its appearance and the bustle of activity , of an English county town ...
... TOWN In the late 1820s a lively air pervaded Hobart Town ( pronounced Hobarton by the fashionable classes ) , and visitors from Britain and India were reminded , from its appearance and the bustle of activity , of an English county town ...
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