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Page 468
... Queensland was the Grammar Schools Act , which was intended to foster the establishment of secondary colleges by providing generous subsidies from public funds . The citizens of Ipswich were the first to take advantage of the ...
... Queensland was the Grammar Schools Act , which was intended to foster the establishment of secondary colleges by providing generous subsidies from public funds . The citizens of Ipswich were the first to take advantage of the ...
Page 496
... QUEENSLAND The new colony of Queensland urgently needed improved internal communications , and there was general agreement that ' iron roads are the best of all roads ' , especially to give access to the rich pastoral lands on the ...
... QUEENSLAND The new colony of Queensland urgently needed improved internal communications , and there was general agreement that ' iron roads are the best of all roads ' , especially to give access to the rich pastoral lands on the ...
Page 535
... Queensland had become so large that the government decided to regulate the conditions of their entry and employment . Apart from a health check on arrival , there had previously been no control over their recruitment , transport or ...
... Queensland had become so large that the government decided to regulate the conditions of their entry and employment . Apart from a health check on arrival , there had previously been no control over their recruitment , transport or ...
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