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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... Trade Winds , the most extensive atmospheric current on the earth's surface . These blow from south - east to north - west and exert a paramount influence on the lands under their sway . In general they are rather dry winds , for they ...
... Trade Winds , the most extensive atmospheric current on the earth's surface . These blow from south - east to north - west and exert a paramount influence on the lands under their sway . In general they are rather dry winds , for they ...
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... trade was lucrative , as the articles bartered for native produce were of little value to Europeans . Australian and American merchants were the chief competitors in the island trade in early years , but in the ' fifties other traders ...
... trade was lucrative , as the articles bartered for native produce were of little value to Europeans . Australian and American merchants were the chief competitors in the island trade in early years , but in the ' fifties other traders ...
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... trade rapidly extended . A return of July 1868 showed 1147 Polynesian labourers in Queensland and 103 employers making use of them . Governor S. W. Blackall reported that the natives were well ... trade " . The British The Labour Trade.
... trade rapidly extended . A return of July 1868 showed 1147 Polynesian labourers in Queensland and 103 employers making use of them . Governor S. W. Blackall reported that the natives were well ... trade " . The British The Labour Trade.
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia. pt. 2. New Zealand Volume 7, Issue 1 of The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians |
| Contributor | John Holland Rose |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1933 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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