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... arrived under the bounty system . Being a Catholic , she had to contend with initial hostility from some Protestant clergy who thought that her work was a popish plot to Romanise Australia , and some criticism by Catholics , who thought ...
... arrived under the bounty system . Being a Catholic , she had to contend with initial hostility from some Protestant clergy who thought that her work was a popish plot to Romanise Australia , and some criticism by Catholics , who thought ...
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... arrived in the River Thames from Australia with the extraordinary quantity of upwards of seven tons of gold on board . One of the ships , the Eagle , was freighted with the largest amount of the precious metal ever known to arrive in ...
... arrived in the River Thames from Australia with the extraordinary quantity of upwards of seven tons of gold on board . One of the ships , the Eagle , was freighted with the largest amount of the precious metal ever known to arrive in ...
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... arrived , the Government thought it advisable to send some Military ( 25 men ) in case the inhabitants needed protection : taking a vote of £ 500 for Custom house to help build Barracks for them . Even after the Military had arrived ...
... arrived , the Government thought it advisable to send some Military ( 25 men ) in case the inhabitants needed protection : taking a vote of £ 500 for Custom house to help build Barracks for them . Even after the Military had arrived ...
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