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By 6 November they had reached 49 ° 4 ' south latitude without sighting land , though the rock weed and manna grass floating past the ship had roused their expectations . As the seas were running very high , and the sailors were ...
By 6 November they had reached 49 ° 4 ' south latitude without sighting land , though the rock weed and manna grass floating past the ship had roused their expectations . As the seas were running very high , and the sailors were ...
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By contrast the officers and their families lived quite agreeably under canvas . On Saturday , 12 November , at a parade attended by the LieutenantGovernor , the officers , marines and convicts , the Reverend Knopwood read divine ...
By contrast the officers and their families lived quite agreeably under canvas . On Saturday , 12 November , at a parade attended by the LieutenantGovernor , the officers , marines and convicts , the Reverend Knopwood read divine ...
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On 11 November they hoisted His Majesty's colours after a royal salute from the Buffalo . Next day they began to clear the ground , to erect temporary buildings , and to cultivate the soil . Civilization began there very much as it had ...
On 11 November they hoisted His Majesty's colours after a royal salute from the Buffalo . Next day they began to clear the ground , to erect temporary buildings , and to cultivate the soil . Civilization began there very much as it had ...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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