Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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Page 58
... present a very large number of persons , of the industrious classes , totally unemployed , and without the slightest prospect of employment , in the City of Sydney ; since the appointment of your Committee , an enquiry has been ...
... present a very large number of persons , of the industrious classes , totally unemployed , and without the slightest prospect of employment , in the City of Sydney ; since the appointment of your Committee , an enquiry has been ...
Page 152
... present market rate of 6d . to 9d . per pound scarcely paying the wages of the shepherd , the cost of shearing and freight , leaving the farmer without return . I am , therefore apprehensive that if the market for this our staple does ...
... present market rate of 6d . to 9d . per pound scarcely paying the wages of the shepherd , the cost of shearing and freight , leaving the farmer without return . I am , therefore apprehensive that if the market for this our staple does ...
Page 572
... present themselves , and constituencies would find their chance of being practically , and therefore usefully represented , very much enlarged ; members would devote more attention to their legislative duties instead of making it , as ...
... present themselves , and constituencies would find their chance of being practically , and therefore usefully represented , very much enlarged ; members would devote more attention to their legislative duties instead of making it , as ...
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