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Page 23
chaplains in Batavia reminded the Dutch Governor-General that the law of Moses
forbade the toleration of non-Christian religions, he replied that the laws of the
old Jewish republics had no force in the territory of the Dutch East India Company
...
chaplains in Batavia reminded the Dutch Governor-General that the law of Moses
forbade the toleration of non-Christian religions, he replied that the laws of the
old Jewish republics had no force in the territory of the Dutch East India Company
...
Page 24
Although it is obscure whether these words referred to New Guinea or Cape
Keerweer, they could be taken as the first cry of anguish and despair of the Dutch
on seeing the land and the people of Australia.” By an odd irony of history, news
of ...
Although it is obscure whether these words referred to New Guinea or Cape
Keerweer, they could be taken as the first cry of anguish and despair of the Dutch
on seeing the land and the people of Australia.” By an odd irony of history, news
of ...
Page 36
On the day the Dutch press announced the departure of the first fleet for Botany
Bay at the end of May 1787, they did not indulge in any wistful reminiscing, any
sentimental recreation of those days when their men of vision, the Brouwers, the
...
On the day the Dutch press announced the departure of the first fleet for Botany
Bay at the end of May 1787, they did not indulge in any wistful reminiscing, any
sentimental recreation of those days when their men of vision, the Brouwers, the
...
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