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... farming . The government farm was then abandoned and effort was concentrated at Rose Hill near Parramatta ( the name given to it by the Aborigines ) , sixteen miles inland to the west . A 20- ton launch , which had been constructed by ...
... farming . The government farm was then abandoned and effort was concentrated at Rose Hill near Parramatta ( the name given to it by the Aborigines ) , sixteen miles inland to the west . A 20- ton launch , which had been constructed by ...
Page 20
... Farm Cove had not been successful , and the new farm at Rose Hill had only just been cultivated . The one storeship sent from England in two years was the Guardian ; she struck an iceberg near the Cape of Good Hope , and only a small ...
... Farm Cove had not been successful , and the new farm at Rose Hill had only just been cultivated . The one storeship sent from England in two years was the Guardian ; she struck an iceberg near the Cape of Good Hope , and only a small ...
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... Farm & Stock - Yard , running along this fine long reach of the River for about three quarters of a Mile N.East & S.West . - The Land here is quite Clear of Timber , and the view from this Farm is beautiful and extensive ; having a very ...
... Farm & Stock - Yard , running along this fine long reach of the River for about three quarters of a Mile N.East & S.West . - The Land here is quite Clear of Timber , and the view from this Farm is beautiful and extensive ; having a very ...
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