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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... settlement there was no need of more territory than was available at and around Sydney . Norfolk Island was a useful ... settlement at Port Phillip . He gave two reasons for the suggestion . It would serve the purpose " of settling ...
... settlement there was no need of more territory than was available at and around Sydney . Norfolk Island was a useful ... settlement at Port Phillip . He gave two reasons for the suggestion . It would serve the purpose " of settling ...
Page 96
... settlement on the Derwent . " My reasons for making this settlement are the necessity there appears of preventing the French gaining a footing on the east of these islands ; to divide the convicts ; to secure another place for obtaining ...
... settlement on the Derwent . " My reasons for making this settlement are the necessity there appears of preventing the French gaining a footing on the east of these islands ; to divide the convicts ; to secure another place for obtaining ...
Page 128
... settlement at Westernport " .4 Hay was correct in thinking that there were possibilities for a settlement on the south coast , but he overrated the merits of Westernport ; the suitable situation was at Port Phillip , a few miles to ...
... settlement at Westernport " .4 Hay was correct in thinking that there were possibilities for a settlement on the south coast , but he overrated the merits of Westernport ; the suitable situation was at Port Phillip , a few miles to ...
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