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... England of our disasters in New Zealand there was not a single artilleryman nor a single serviceable gun in all our ... England ; that engineers and shipbuilders are abundant ; that sailors can now be had there at the same rate of wages ...
... England of our disasters in New Zealand there was not a single artilleryman nor a single serviceable gun in all our ... England ; that engineers and shipbuilders are abundant ; that sailors can now be had there at the same rate of wages ...
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... ENGLAND AT LAST ' The sudden demand in Britain for berths on ships sailing for Australia created a boom in the shipping industry . Most of the emigrants took passage in slow sailing ships , but the shipping companies quickly saw the ...
... ENGLAND AT LAST ' The sudden demand in Britain for berths on ships sailing for Australia created a boom in the shipping industry . Most of the emigrants took passage in slow sailing ships , but the shipping companies quickly saw the ...
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... England from Australia , and to precipitate those events which are rapidly raising up another England there . Nothing relating to the comfort and character of the emigrant has escaped her vigilant eye and active hand . She has taught ...
... England from Australia , and to precipitate those events which are rapidly raising up another England there . Nothing relating to the comfort and character of the emigrant has escaped her vigilant eye and active hand . She has taught ...
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