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... reaching 8,6904 acres by August 1799 ; 85 so did the proportion of land cultivated by settlers in proportion to land cultivated by governmentby August 1799 there were 280 acres under cultivation by government , 1,2434 acres by ...
... reaching 8,6904 acres by August 1799 ; 85 so did the proportion of land cultivated by settlers in proportion to land cultivated by governmentby August 1799 there were 280 acres under cultivation by government , 1,2434 acres by ...
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On 7 August , William Bligh arrived at Sydney on the Lady Sinclair , and took the oaths as Captain - General and Governor - in - Chief of the colony of New South Wales and its dependencies on 13 August . The next day George Johnston ...
On 7 August , William Bligh arrived at Sydney on the Lady Sinclair , and took the oaths as Captain - General and Governor - in - Chief of the colony of New South Wales and its dependencies on 13 August . The next day George Johnston ...
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On 4 August , with men , horses , and baggage ferried over the vast expanse of water on improvised rafts and canoes , 18 they proceeded north - east by east till by 15 August they had crossed a country peculiarly adapted for sheep ...
On 4 August , with men , horses , and baggage ferried over the vast expanse of water on improvised rafts and canoes , 18 they proceeded north - east by east till by 15 August they had crossed a country peculiarly adapted for sheep ...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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