A History of Australia [vol. 4]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 62
... meeting adopted a petition which had been drafted by Captain Brown and Dr Jones in which they protested both against the licence tax and the ' locking of the lands ' . They protested especially against the methods of collecting the tax ...
... meeting adopted a petition which had been drafted by Captain Brown and Dr Jones in which they protested both against the licence tax and the ' locking of the lands ' . They protested especially against the methods of collecting the tax ...
Page 63
... meeting peacefully and loyally like Englishmen , the day must come when officials and traps no longer treated diggers like slaves . They would rely on moral force . They would send a delegation to Melbourne to make sure the next month ...
... meeting peacefully and loyally like Englishmen , the day must come when officials and traps no longer treated diggers like slaves . They would rely on moral force . They would send a delegation to Melbourne to make sure the next month ...
Page 135
... meeting of squatters at Drayton on the Darling Downs on 23 July 1850 prepared a petition to the Queen in which the petitioners explained that as the use of coloured labour was repugnant to them and threatened that which they cherished ...
... meeting of squatters at Drayton on the Darling Downs on 23 July 1850 prepared a petition to the Queen in which the petitioners explained that as the use of coloured labour was repugnant to them and threatened that which they cherished ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
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