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Page 184
... Collins had found the settlers a necessitous and worthless set of people . He was having trouble too with absconders ; twelve had deserted the settlement by 14 November , a fact which Collins explained by that restless disposition of ...
... Collins had found the settlers a necessitous and worthless set of people . He was having trouble too with absconders ; twelve had deserted the settlement by 14 November , a fact which Collins explained by that restless disposition of ...
Page 191
... Collins abandoned Port Phillip in December 1803 , he decided to transfer to the Derwent simply because there was already a settlement there.22 After the event , Collins found other reasons to justify the attraction of his heart for ease ...
... Collins abandoned Port Phillip in December 1803 , he decided to transfer to the Derwent simply because there was already a settlement there.22 After the event , Collins found other reasons to justify the attraction of his heart for ease ...
Page 193
... Collins soon lapsed . When the convicts were flogged , he stood by the triangles and took snuff in handfuls . Soon Collins had taken a convict woman as his mistress.29 Though the few railed at the loose unchristian behaviour of the ...
... Collins soon lapsed . When the convicts were flogged , he stood by the triangles and took snuff in handfuls . Soon Collins had taken a convict woman as his mistress.29 Though the few railed at the loose unchristian behaviour of the ...
Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 23 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
THE BEGINNING OF SYDNEY COVE | 73 |
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