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... began to prosper as Hobart became a centre for whalers and sealers , and as settlers began to export wheat to the mainland . The wool industry also flourished , after Sorrell acquired 300 merino rams to improve settlers ' flocks : ten ...
... began to prosper as Hobart became a centre for whalers and sealers , and as settlers began to export wheat to the mainland . The wool industry also flourished , after Sorrell acquired 300 merino rams to improve settlers ' flocks : ten ...
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... began work on the country sections , they found there was scarcely any agri- cultural land close to the township , the nearest being at Wanganui , 100 miles away . Meanwhile the settlers wasted their capital in land speculation ; and in ...
... began work on the country sections , they found there was scarcely any agri- cultural land close to the township , the nearest being at Wanganui , 100 miles away . Meanwhile the settlers wasted their capital in land speculation ; and in ...
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... began to pay off . In its first years , Auckland attracted a large , fluctuating popu- lation of speculators , most of them coming from Australia , in the wake of the Governor and his officials . As soon as the town was surveyed , 119 ...
... began to pay off . In its first years , Auckland attracted a large , fluctuating popu- lation of speculators , most of them coming from Australia , in the wake of the Governor and his officials . As soon as the town was surveyed , 119 ...
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Penal Settlement to Pastoral Colony | 14 |
Assisted Passages | 25 |
Convicts and Settlers | 38 |
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