The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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In May the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce , known as a former proprietor of hells and brothels , declared to the National Assembly that ... The Minister of Agriculture proposed agricultural colleges and settlements as a panacea .
In May the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce , known as a former proprietor of hells and brothels , declared to the National Assembly that ... The Minister of Agriculture proposed agricultural colleges and settlements as a panacea .
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To the merchants and manufacturers of that age it was the rise of a new system , in which commerce was sovereign over agriculture , and not only over agriculture , but over empire itself . We think of free trade as planless and passive ...
To the merchants and manufacturers of that age it was the rise of a new system , in which commerce was sovereign over agriculture , and not only over agriculture , but over empire itself . We think of free trade as planless and passive ...
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... were at least as important a source of wealth in New South Wales and the other settlements as agriculture . ... as the Australians termed them , squatters , had obviously little relation to those which applied to agricultural land .
... were at least as important a source of wealth in New South Wales and the other settlements as agriculture . ... as the Australians termed them , squatters , had obviously little relation to those which applied to agricultural land .
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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