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Page 118
... inhabitants thought that coal or cotton might eventually bring riches and reduce the heavy reliance on barter and government salaries . A writer to the Sydney Gazette pondered on this problem : Whilst with you I admire the progress of ...
... inhabitants thought that coal or cotton might eventually bring riches and reduce the heavy reliance on barter and government salaries . A writer to the Sydney Gazette pondered on this problem : Whilst with you I admire the progress of ...
Page 268
... inhabitants . The coasts of New South Wales are equally the resort of black whales at all periods of the year , and in the winter season the spermaceti whales repair to the north - east coasts ; several of the native - born youths of ...
... inhabitants . The coasts of New South Wales are equally the resort of black whales at all periods of the year , and in the winter season the spermaceti whales repair to the north - east coasts ; several of the native - born youths of ...
Page 560
... inhabitants . The former was eventually abolished by an Act of the Legislative Council in September 1839 , following the recommendation of Chief Justice Dowling and his colleagues , who believed that there was no longer any need to ...
... inhabitants . The former was eventually abolished by an Act of the Legislative Council in September 1839 , following the recommendation of Chief Justice Dowling and his colleagues , who believed that there was no longer any need to ...
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