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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 70
Page 269
... RAILWAYS 269 produced so little gold compared with Victoria , for inter - colonial feeling ran high in the ' fifties.1 It was also partly due to the fact that the British Government had unwisely limited the currency to Australasia ...
... RAILWAYS 269 produced so little gold compared with Victoria , for inter - colonial feeling ran high in the ' fifties.1 It was also partly due to the fact that the British Government had unwisely limited the currency to Australasia ...
Page 365
... railways which came under government operation through the collapse or purchase of the private companies , freight for miscellaneous goods worked out at 6d . per ton - mile . Pamph- leteers , interpreting this economical and speedy ...
... railways which came under government operation through the collapse or purchase of the private companies , freight for miscellaneous goods worked out at 6d . per ton - mile . Pamph- leteers , interpreting this economical and speedy ...
Page 368
... railways , set political leaders a task about which they felt misgivings . In Victoria , political patronage had made the railway administration into a kind of outdoor relief establishment for those who could not obtain work elsewhere ...
... railways , set political leaders a task about which they felt misgivings . In Victoria , political patronage had made the railway administration into a kind of outdoor relief establishment for those who could not obtain work elsewhere ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acres Adelaide agricultural appointed Australian colonies banks Bathurst bill Botany Bay Brisbane Britain capital Captain CHBE coast Colonial Office Commissioners committee Commonwealth Parl Conference constitution continent convicts Court Crown Darling demand despatch Diemen's Land districts elected emancipists emigration England established expedition explorers export favour federal Flinders French Gipps gold discoveries Governor Grey H.R.A. Series House Ibid immigration imperial important increased industry interest islands King labour Legislative Council Legislature Lord Macarthur Macquarie matters Melbourne ment Minister native Norfolk Island northern organisation Pacific Parliament party pastoral political population Port Jackson Port Phillip proposals Queensland responsible government revenue River Secretary settlement settlers sheep ships South Australia South Wales South Wales Corps squatters Sturt Sydney tariff Tasmania territory tion trade transportation United Kingdom Van Diemen's Land Vict Victoria voyage Wakefield Wentworth Western Australia wool Zealand
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |