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... cattle breeding , but soon needed fresh grazing land for their herds . They decided to seek it beyond the settlement where land was by then in short supply . Taking with them four servants , five dogs and four packhorses , Gregory ...
... cattle breeding , but soon needed fresh grazing land for their herds . They decided to seek it beyond the settlement where land was by then in short supply . Taking with them four servants , five dogs and four packhorses , Gregory ...
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... cattle ; and sufficient linen and clothing for the whole party for two years . The family had also brought horses and carts , while ' a pretty new carriage stood unused ' . Some of the settlers set to work clearing the land , but others ...
... cattle ; and sufficient linen and clothing for the whole party for two years . The family had also brought horses and carts , while ' a pretty new carriage stood unused ' . Some of the settlers set to work clearing the land , but others ...
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... cattle from New South Wales , and by the time the first Canterbury settlers arrived , they and other families living nearby were grazing between 12,000 and 14,000 sheep and about 1,000 cattle . As a result the emigrants could enjoy ...
... cattle from New South Wales , and by the time the first Canterbury settlers arrived , they and other families living nearby were grazing between 12,000 and 14,000 sheep and about 1,000 cattle . As a result the emigrants could enjoy ...
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Convicts and Settlers | 38 |
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