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Page 73
As Captain General and Governor-inChief, the Home Office chose a retired naval
officer—Captain Arthur Phillip. He was then forty-eight years old. He was born in
London on 11 October 1738, the son of Jacob Phillip, a teacher of languages ...
As Captain General and Governor-inChief, the Home Office chose a retired naval
officer—Captain Arthur Phillip. He was then forty-eight years old. He was born in
London on 11 October 1738, the son of Jacob Phillip, a teacher of languages ...
Page 115
By May, Phillip expressed regret that so little labour was drawn from them in a
country which required the greatest exertions, while the return was diminished
daily as the number made unfit for work by scurvy increased. He estimated that of
...
By May, Phillip expressed regret that so little labour was drawn from them in a
country which required the greatest exertions, while the return was diminished
daily as the number made unfit for work by scurvy increased. He estimated that of
...
Page 125
Phillip was still trying to make men industrious who had passed their lives in
habits of vice and indolence and who dreaded punishment less than they feared
labour.” The more dissatisfied he became with their labour, the more disgusted
with ...
Phillip was still trying to make men industrious who had passed their lives in
habits of vice and indolence and who dreaded punishment less than they feared
labour.” The more dissatisfied he became with their labour, the more disgusted
with ...
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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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