A History of New South, Wales: From Its Settlement to the Close of the Year 1844, Volume 1 |
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... continued in command of the Sirius as first captain , and subse- quently to the wreck of that vessel at Norfolk Island , he returned to England by way of Batavia in a Dutch vessel , which was hired by Captain 18 NEW SOUTH WALES CORPS ...
... continued in command of the Sirius as first captain , and subse- quently to the wreck of that vessel at Norfolk Island , he returned to England by way of Batavia in a Dutch vessel , which was hired by Captain 18 NEW SOUTH WALES CORPS ...
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... continued , as at other foreign stations and settlements . The general consequence of the permitted huckstering which has been described , was laxity of principles , licen- tiousness of manners , and selfishness of mind . If.
... continued , as at other foreign stations and settlements . The general consequence of the permitted huckstering which has been described , was laxity of principles , licen- tiousness of manners , and selfishness of mind . If.
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... continued in the post for a period of twelve years , up to December 1821 . The most remarkable feature of Governor Macquarie's administration , was his application of the large amount of convicts which rapidly swelled the population of ...
... continued in the post for a period of twelve years , up to December 1821 . The most remarkable feature of Governor Macquarie's administration , was his application of the large amount of convicts which rapidly swelled the population of ...
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... continued his operations with variable success at first , but ultimately with such profitable certainty , as to make sheep - farming the general pursuit of the colony . When Colonel Macquarie assumed the government , the number of sheep ...
... continued his operations with variable success at first , but ultimately with such profitable certainty , as to make sheep - farming the general pursuit of the colony . When Colonel Macquarie assumed the government , the number of sheep ...
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... continued , and until lately prevailed in Van Diemen's Land to a shameful extent . arises generally from a sort of compact made between some officers of the colonial government , and their craving relatives and influential friends . It ...
... continued , and until lately prevailed in Van Diemen's Land to a shameful extent . arises generally from a sort of compact made between some officers of the colonial government , and their craving relatives and influential friends . It ...
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