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Page 118
... inhabitants thought that coal or cotton might eventually bring riches and reduce the heavy reliance on barter and government salaries . A writer to the Sydney Gazette pondered on this problem : Whilst with you I admire the progress of ...
... inhabitants thought that coal or cotton might eventually bring riches and reduce the heavy reliance on barter and government salaries . A writer to the Sydney Gazette pondered on this problem : Whilst with you I admire the progress of ...
Page 193
... inhabitants as demanded them , and were in general received rather as prostitutes than as servants ; and so far from being induced to reform themselves , the disgraceful manner in which they were disposed of , operated as an ...
... inhabitants as demanded them , and were in general received rather as prostitutes than as servants ; and so far from being induced to reform themselves , the disgraceful manner in which they were disposed of , operated as an ...
Page 560
... inhabitants . The former was eventually abolished by an Act of the Legislative Council in September 1839 , following the recommendation of Chief Justice Dowling and his colleagues , who believed that there was no longer any need to ...
... inhabitants . The former was eventually abolished by an Act of the Legislative Council in September 1839 , following the recommendation of Chief Justice Dowling and his colleagues , who believed that there was no longer any need to ...
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