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Page 46
In addition, a decision to allow land grants to military officers had been
announced in January 1793. Elsewhere in British colonies military officers had to
resign their commissions in order to qualify for land grants, but as early as May
1788 ...
In addition, a decision to allow land grants to military officers had been
announced in January 1793. Elsewhere in British colonies military officers had to
resign their commissions in order to qualify for land grants, but as early as May
1788 ...
Page 47
Here, the wheat and stock of the officers was given preference and the small
settler waited longer to be paid. In addition, the officers had come to control the
importing and retailing of essential goods. This they had done by buying up the ...
Here, the wheat and stock of the officers was given preference and the small
settler waited longer to be paid. In addition, the officers had come to control the
importing and retailing of essential goods. This they had done by buying up the ...
Page 98
The son of a London bookseller, Riley's two sisters had married officers of the
New South Wales Corps and preceded him to New South Wales where he
arrived in June 1804, expecting to make a fortune from trade. Within three months
he had ...
The son of a London bookseller, Riley's two sisters had married officers of the
New South Wales Corps and preceded him to New South Wales where he
arrived in June 1804, expecting to make a fortune from trade. Within three months
he had ...
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860, possessions Volume 2 of The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton, ISBN 0195546121, 9780195546125 |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 4 Dec 2017 |
| ISBN | 0195546105, 9780195546101 |
| Length | 426 pages |
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