A History of Australia [vol. 4]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 110
... Petition after petition demanded that the Crown lands be thrown open to settlement . On 29 January Terence Aubrey Murray presented a petition , praying the Assembly to take the land question into its immediate consideration . Other ...
... Petition after petition demanded that the Crown lands be thrown open to settlement . On 29 January Terence Aubrey Murray presented a petition , praying the Assembly to take the land question into its immediate consideration . Other ...
Page 117
... Petition after petition had been sub- mitted to the Legislative Assembly , but so far they had done nothing to remove the evil , for the simple reason that ' squattocratic statesmen ' had no interest in doing anything . The people had ...
... Petition after petition had been sub- mitted to the Legislative Assembly , but so far they had done nothing to remove the evil , for the simple reason that ' squattocratic statesmen ' had no interest in doing anything . The people had ...
Page 135
... 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 most , their British way of life , they had no choice but to use cheap convict ...
... 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 most , their British way of life , they had no choice but to use cheap convict ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
Copyright | |
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