The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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... Australia had not been consulted over the New Hebrides Convention of 1906 and received in return a lecture on the effects of Australian tariffs on island prosperity . The annexation of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1896 , the ...
... Australia had not been consulted over the New Hebrides Convention of 1906 and received in return a lecture on the effects of Australian tariffs on island prosperity . The annexation of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1896 , the ...
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... Australia in May 1906 that , although the Royal Navy guaranteed Australia's general defence , it might be necessary in case of war to withdraw the Australian squadron from local waters , thus laying Australia open to raids by enemy ...
... Australia in May 1906 that , although the Royal Navy guaranteed Australia's general defence , it might be necessary in case of war to withdraw the Australian squadron from local waters , thus laying Australia open to raids by enemy ...
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... Australian owned and controlled . Apart from this Australia would spend £ 300,000 on coast defences during 1907. To this the Admiralty replied that it could not guarantee to keep cruisers permanently on the Australian station both in ...
... Australian owned and controlled . Apart from this Australia would spend £ 300,000 on coast defences during 1907. To this the Admiralty replied that it could not guarantee to keep cruisers permanently on the Australian station both in ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The AngloRussian agreement and its effects | 7 |
Britain as yet the only fully industrial state | 11 |
Copyright | |
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