The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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For the decade 1840-50 , during which a policy of assisted emigration was in force in all the eastern colonies , the increase of population was 214,948 . In the next ten years - the period of the discoveriesthe increase was ...
For the decade 1840-50 , during which a policy of assisted emigration was in force in all the eastern colonies , the increase of population was 214,948 . In the next ten years - the period of the discoveriesthe increase was ...
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Fortunately , we have direct evidence of this in the census of 1861 , which gives the place of origin of the population . This shows that in that year 7.6 per cent . of the people of New South Wales and Victoria were of foreign birth ...
Fortunately , we have direct evidence of this in the census of 1861 , which gives the place of origin of the population . This shows that in that year 7.6 per cent . of the people of New South Wales and Victoria were of foreign birth ...
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THE NEW POPULATION 265 The gold rushes , therefore , did not materially affect the race composition of Australia . But how far did they affect the quality of the population ? The steady influx of free immigrants into Australia before ...
THE NEW POPULATION 265 The gold rushes , therefore , did not materially affect the race composition of Australia . But how far did they affect the quality of the population ? The steady influx of free immigrants into Australia before ...
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