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... Morning Herald , 21 December 1850 THE BOTANY BAY ZOO In 1848 Messrs Beaumont and Waller became the lessees of the Sir Joseph Banks Hotel on Botany Bay and decided to form a collection of specimens of the natural history of the country ...
... Morning Herald , 21 December 1850 THE BOTANY BAY ZOO In 1848 Messrs Beaumont and Waller became the lessees of the Sir Joseph Banks Hotel on Botany Bay and decided to form a collection of specimens of the natural history of the country ...
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... Morning Herald , 19 May 1851 - OFF TO THE DIGGINGS There had never been so much excitement in Sydney as there was during the last few days of May 1851. Hundreds of men started out on the road to the Blue Mountains and the shops were ...
... Morning Herald , 19 May 1851 - OFF TO THE DIGGINGS There had never been so much excitement in Sydney as there was during the last few days of May 1851. Hundreds of men started out on the road to the Blue Mountains and the shops were ...
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... Morning Herald , 4 July 1850 THE ARRIVAL OF THE ' GREAT BRITAIN ' The first steamships had tough competition from the speedy clipper ships before they finally established their dominance as passenger and mail carriers because of the ...
... Morning Herald , 4 July 1850 THE ARRIVAL OF THE ' GREAT BRITAIN ' The first steamships had tough competition from the speedy clipper ships before they finally established their dominance as passenger and mail carriers because of the ...
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