The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia. pt. 2. New ZealandArthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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... demand for better communications , and three private Companies were formed in 1852-3 to build railways from Melbourne to Hobson's Bay ( 23 miles ) , Geelong ( 50 miles ) , and Bendigo ( 100 miles ) . In both colonies , the costs of ...
... demand for better communications , and three private Companies were formed in 1852-3 to build railways from Melbourne to Hobson's Bay ( 23 miles ) , Geelong ( 50 miles ) , and Bendigo ( 100 miles ) . In both colonies , the costs of ...
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... demand of foreigners , a steady unfluctuating demand for the produce of the soil " .1 At a general election in October 1864 , fought on this issue , the degree of success won by Syme's propaganda was startling . The freetrade ...
... demand of foreigners , a steady unfluctuating demand for the produce of the soil " .1 At a general election in October 1864 , fought on this issue , the degree of success won by Syme's propaganda was startling . The freetrade ...
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... demand for labour followed . In some groups the natives were not suitable for plantation work or would not work in their own islands . Thus at this time a Mr Henry , an English colonist in New Caledonia , had an arrangement with the ...
... demand for labour followed . In some groups the natives were not suitable for plantation work or would not work in their own islands . Thus at this time a Mr Henry , an English colonist in New Caledonia , had an arrangement with the ...
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