Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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Page 141
... SOCIETY FORMED On 31 August 1848 five gentlemen met in a house in George Street , Sydney , to discuss the prospectus of an Australian Mutual Provident Society . After a number of further meetings , trustees and directors were appointed ...
... SOCIETY FORMED On 31 August 1848 five gentlemen met in a house in George Street , Sydney , to discuss the prospectus of an Australian Mutual Provident Society . After a number of further meetings , trustees and directors were appointed ...
Page 526
... Society of Australia was formed , but it faded away after a short time . In 1850 it was succeeded by the Australian Philosophical Society , which also had a brief existence . In 1856 the Philosophical Society of New South Wales was ...
... Society of Australia was formed , but it faded away after a short time . In 1850 it was succeeded by the Australian Philosophical Society , which also had a brief existence . In 1856 the Philosophical Society of New South Wales was ...
Page 527
... Society has hitherto borne ( as well as many others of like kind in Europe ) is a misnomer . . . . Surely , then , the title , " Philosophical Society , " has been very suitably dispensed with : and there is a growing dislike to assume ...
... Society has hitherto borne ( as well as many others of like kind in Europe ) is a misnomer . . . . Surely , then , the title , " Philosophical Society , " has been very suitably dispensed with : and there is a growing dislike to assume ...
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