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Page 184
By the end of that month Collins had decided he ought to move the settlement.
The bay, he decided, was unfit for commerce, being situated in a deep and
dangerous bight. His surveyor, G. P. Harris, an incompetent and dissolute man,
with the ...
By the end of that month Collins had decided he ought to move the settlement.
The bay, he decided, was unfit for commerce, being situated in a deep and
dangerous bight. His surveyor, G. P. Harris, an incompetent and dissolute man,
with the ...
Page 191
When Collins abandoned Port Phillip in December 1803, he decided to transfer
to the Derwent simply because there was already a settlement there.” After the
event, Collins found other reasons to justify the attraction of his heart for ...
When Collins abandoned Port Phillip in December 1803, he decided to transfer
to the Derwent simply because there was already a settlement there.” After the
event, Collins found other reasons to justify the attraction of his heart for ...
Page 193
well suited for a settlement.” Collins chose this as the site, naming it Hobart Town.
The landing, which began on 20 February 1804, was not celebrated by the
drinking and the festivities which had marked the arrival at Sydney Cove. Nor did
the ...
well suited for a settlement.” Collins chose this as the site, naming it Hobart Town.
The landing, which began on 20 February 1804, was not celebrated by the
drinking and the festivities which had marked the arrival at Sydney Cove. Nor did
the ...
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| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 1 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1963 |
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