The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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A census , taken on 2 March 1841 , shows that the total population ( including that of Norfolk Island , Moreton Bay and Port Phillip ) was 130,856 . Of these 52,903 had arrived free , 19,397 had acquired their freedom , 6159 held ...
A census , taken on 2 March 1841 , shows that the total population ( including that of Norfolk Island , Moreton Bay and Port Phillip ) was 130,856 . Of these 52,903 had arrived free , 19,397 had acquired their freedom , 6159 held ...
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For the decade 1840-50 , during which a policy of assisted emigration was in force in all the eastern colonies , the increase of population was 214,948 . In the next ten years —— the period of the discoveriesthe increase was ...
For the decade 1840-50 , during which a policy of assisted emigration was in force in all the eastern colonies , the increase of population was 214,948 . In the next ten years —— the period of the discoveriesthe increase was ...
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Fortunately , we have direct evidence of this in the census of 1861 , which gives the place of origin of the population . This shows that in that year 7.6 per cent . of the people of New South Wales and Victoria were of foreign birth ...
Fortunately , we have direct evidence of this in the census of 1861 , which gives the place of origin of the population . This shows that in that year 7.6 per cent . of the people of New South Wales and Victoria were of foreign birth ...
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AUSTRALIA | 1 |
The South Australian Association | 5 |
The three Climatic Belts | 7 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1 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 Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2006 |
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