The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... mines , factories and public health respectively . Tory philanthropy forced them upon a Liberalism whose enthusiasm lay elsewhere . For statesmen of liberal outlook conceived that they were making a decisive contribution to the welfare ...
... mines , factories and public health respectively . Tory philanthropy forced them upon a Liberalism whose enthusiasm lay elsewhere . For statesmen of liberal outlook conceived that they were making a decisive contribution to the welfare ...
Page 770
... mines near Adelaide in one season yielded 1200 per cent profit to the proprietary . The rate of interest in 1852 and 1853 fell as low as 2 per cent . Prices rose rapidly until 1864. The combined result of these factors was to give 1 ...
... mines near Adelaide in one season yielded 1200 per cent profit to the proprietary . The rate of interest in 1852 and 1853 fell as low as 2 per cent . Prices rose rapidly until 1864. The combined result of these factors was to give 1 ...
Page 795
... mines which took their place required large amounts of capital ; after 1855 Australian mining became an organised business run by joint - stock companies with large capitals , using expensive machinery . In 1870 it was estimated that ...
... mines which took their place required large amounts of capital ; after 1855 Australian mining became an organised business run by joint - stock companies with large capitals , using expensive machinery . In 1870 it was estimated that ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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