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Page 63
... reported to London that the settlers described the soil as particularly rich , ' and they inform me whatever they have planted has grown in the greatest luxuriance ' . He also remarked that ' The overflowing of the river , so very much ...
... reported to London that the settlers described the soil as particularly rich , ' and they inform me whatever they have planted has grown in the greatest luxuriance ' . He also remarked that ' The overflowing of the river , so very much ...
Page 163
... reported in the Sydney press that the Harrington had been captured by the British frigate Phoenix , which was on its way to Manila . Robert Stewart and the other ringleaders were taken out of the Harrington , the remainder being left on ...
... reported in the Sydney press that the Harrington had been captured by the British frigate Phoenix , which was on its way to Manila . Robert Stewart and the other ringleaders were taken out of the Harrington , the remainder being left on ...
Page 261
... reported that 300 fine young rams of the Merino breed had recently been sent to Hobart Town on the Eliza ' for the purpose of improving the staple in our sister colony ' ; 181 survived the voyage . Although the number of sheep in New ...
... reported that 300 fine young rams of the Merino breed had recently been sent to Hobart Town on the Eliza ' for the purpose of improving the staple in our sister colony ' ; 181 survived the voyage . Although the number of sheep in New ...
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