Australia Since the Camera, Volumes 1-3Cheshire, 1972 - History |
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... industry . As late as 1833 , whale oil and wax for lamps and candles , and whalebone for corsets and dress hoops , were our principal exports . The first shipment of wool from New South Wales -175,400 pounds - was made in 1821 . By the ...
... industry . As late as 1833 , whale oil and wax for lamps and candles , and whalebone for corsets and dress hoops , were our principal exports . The first shipment of wool from New South Wales -175,400 pounds - was made in 1821 . By the ...
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... industry , and also the fast - growing pearling industry , could never be worked by white men . One spokesman said that ' the whole of the Northern Territory , with a large portion of Queensland and Western Australia , has been ...
... industry , and also the fast - growing pearling industry , could never be worked by white men . One spokesman said that ' the whole of the Northern Territory , with a large portion of Queensland and Western Australia , has been ...
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... industry was flourishing . Agreements with the British Government secured the sale of meat and wool , and in November 1916 Britain agreed to buy the whole of the Australian wool clip for the rest of the war at prices 55 per cent above ...
... industry was flourishing . Agreements with the British Government secured the sale of meat and wool , and in November 1916 Britain agreed to buy the whole of the Australian wool clip for the rest of the war at prices 55 per cent above ...
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