The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia; advisor Ernest ScottArthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians Cambridge University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians. CHAPTER VII THE WOOL TRADE AND THE SQUATTERS ONE of the mysteries of Australian history is the way in which wool , from being dumped in waste hillocks in Hobart and Sydney , became the ...
Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians. CHAPTER VII THE WOOL TRADE AND THE SQUATTERS ONE of the mysteries of Australian history is the way in which wool , from being dumped in waste hillocks in Hobart and Sydney , became the ...
Page 185
... wool had been reduced from sixpence to the nominal figure of a penny a pound , and a further natural protection was afforded by the decline in the quality of English " downs " wool , the nearest in character to the merino , and the ...
... wool had been reduced from sixpence to the nominal figure of a penny a pound , and a further natural protection was afforded by the decline in the quality of English " downs " wool , the nearest in character to the merino , and the ...
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... wool so purchased , and there was therefore no further need for sales on the ordinary plan . But the work of appraisement in Australia was continued through a Central Wool Committee , consisting of representatives of wool growers , wool ...
... wool so purchased , and there was therefore no further need for sales on the ordinary plan . But the work of appraisement in Australia was continued through a Central Wool Committee , consisting of representatives of wool growers , wool ...
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