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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... sheep are grazed . The Swanland Region . This area of about 150,000 square miles forms the south - west corner of ... sheep belt . The densest distribution of sheep occurs near the 25 - inch rain line , while the best wheat grows along ...
... sheep are grazed . The Swanland Region . This area of about 150,000 square miles forms the south - west corner of ... sheep belt . The densest distribution of sheep occurs near the 25 - inch rain line , while the best wheat grows along ...
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... sheep to the number which could be managed by the labour available . Cattle , which required less attention and could more safely be allowed to run wild , increased faster than sheep , though the breed deteriorated to some extent . The ...
... sheep to the number which could be managed by the labour available . Cattle , which required less attention and could more safely be allowed to run wild , increased faster than sheep , though the breed deteriorated to some extent . The ...
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... sheep had been shepherded in 1861 , thirty - six million with heavier fleeces grazed in the paddocks of 1881. In Victoria and in South Australia , a more active population , under a rainfall of the winter seasonal type , turned with ...
... sheep had been shepherded in 1861 , thirty - six million with heavier fleeces grazed in the paddocks of 1881. In Victoria and in South Australia , a more active population , under a rainfall of the winter seasonal type , turned with ...
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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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