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Page 52
... population , many more Irishmen in New South Wales than elsewhere in Australia . This state of affairs seems to have stemmed largely from the fact that few , if any , Irish convicts were sent to Van Diemen's Land between 1824 and about ...
... population , many more Irishmen in New South Wales than elsewhere in Australia . This state of affairs seems to have stemmed largely from the fact that few , if any , Irish convicts were sent to Van Diemen's Land between 1824 and about ...
Page 104
... population of all Australia nearly trebled , growing from 405,356 to 1,145,585 . It goes without saying that such a vast influx of immigrants had very important effects on Australian life ; yet in some ways the influence of the ...
... population of all Australia nearly trebled , growing from 405,356 to 1,145,585 . It goes without saying that such a vast influx of immigrants had very important effects on Australian life ; yet in some ways the influence of the ...
Page 105
... population actually fell during the golden decade , but this is of little significance beside the tremendous absolute increase in numbers . In round figures it may be said that while the population of New South Wales doubled , that of ...
... population actually fell during the golden decade , but this is of little significance beside the tremendous absolute increase in numbers . In round figures it may be said that while the population of New South Wales doubled , that of ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 14 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 43 |
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