The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 117
... of Van Diemen's Land as " infested for many years past by a banditti of runaway convicts who ... are known in the colony by the name of bushrangers " . which he was the terror of the settled districts , Van Diemen's Land.
... of Van Diemen's Land as " infested for many years past by a banditti of runaway convicts who ... are known in the colony by the name of bushrangers " . which he was the terror of the settled districts , Van Diemen's Land.
Page 157
... DIEMEN'S LAND 157 water ; two coal mines , one worked by Government and one by private enterprise , produced 4000 tons of coal . Trade was still essentially a trade with the United Kingdom and other British colonies . Of imports worth ...
... DIEMEN'S LAND 157 water ; two coal mines , one worked by Government and one by private enterprise , produced 4000 tons of coal . Trade was still essentially a trade with the United Kingdom and other British colonies . Of imports worth ...
Page 182
... Land Sales Act of 1842.1 Before news of this concession reached Van Diemen's Land , however , the popular members of the Legislature took drastic action to emphasise their protests . When the estimates were presented , they left the ...
... Land Sales Act of 1842.1 Before news of this concession reached Van Diemen's Land , however , the popular members of the Legislature took drastic action to emphasise their protests . When the estimates were presented , they left the ...
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