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Page 274
had already done more for the general amelioration of the colony, the
improvement of the manners, morals, industry and religion of its inhabitants, than
his three predecessors during the several years they governed it.” Up to the end
of 1812, ...
had already done more for the general amelioration of the colony, the
improvement of the manners, morals, industry and religion of its inhabitants, than
his three predecessors during the several years they governed it.” Up to the end
of 1812, ...
Page 322
It was too late by then, for the initiative in the colony was passing to other hands,
while Macquarie's dark thoughts were encouraged by the announcement that a
commissioner had been appointed to inquire into the conditions of the colony of ...
It was too late by then, for the initiative in the colony was passing to other hands,
while Macquarie's dark thoughts were encouraged by the announcement that a
commissioner had been appointed to inquire into the conditions of the colony of ...
Page 359
... being 7,556 in number, and having 5,859 children, compared with the 1,558
adults and 878 children of those who originally came free; that the emancipists
were those persons by whose labour and industry the colony had been cleared,
and ...
... being 7,556 in number, and having 5,859 children, compared with the 1,558
adults and 878 children of those who originally came free; that the emancipists
were those persons by whose labour and industry the colony had been cleared,
and ...
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