A History of Australia: From the earliest times to the age of MacquarieMelbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 127
... wanted to stay in the country . In July 1791 the expirees could choose between taking up land grants , working for wages , or returning to England . A few accepted land grants , a few worked for wages , but the majority chose to return ...
... wanted to stay in the country . In July 1791 the expirees could choose between taking up land grants , working for wages , or returning to England . A few accepted land grants , a few worked for wages , but the majority chose to return ...
Page 288
... wanted from Macquarie those outward and visible signs of the importance of his office , which was precisely what Macquarie did not have it in his power to give , partly because by temperament he wanted inferiors and not equals in the ...
... wanted from Macquarie those outward and visible signs of the importance of his office , which was precisely what Macquarie did not have it in his power to give , partly because by temperament he wanted inferiors and not equals in the ...
Page 344
... wanted to prevent the lower classes becom- ing a drunken race . He wanted the female orphan institution at Parramatta not to be like a boarding school for young ladies who had some prospects in life , but like a house of industry . As ...
... wanted to prevent the lower classes becom- ing a drunken race . He wanted the female orphan institution at Parramatta not to be like a boarding school for young ladies who had some prospects in life , but like a house of industry . As ...
Contents
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 41 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
THE BEGINNING OF SYDNEY COVE | 81 |
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