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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... acres , and the towns in allotments of 10 acres , which were let on leases of twenty - one years . In addition , the Government granted an acre near a township for every 1000 acres of country land . So simple was the system and so good ...
... acres , and the towns in allotments of 10 acres , which were let on leases of twenty - one years . In addition , the Government granted an acre near a township for every 1000 acres of country land . So simple was the system and so good ...
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... acres.1 Hailed as a master key to rapid settlement , the via media of 1868 soon broke down on the usual obstacle " dummying " . By 1874 , half of the three million acres sold had gone to 267 persons , and only 90 of them were not ...
... acres.1 Hailed as a master key to rapid settlement , the via media of 1868 soon broke down on the usual obstacle " dummying " . By 1874 , half of the three million acres sold had gone to 267 persons , and only 90 of them were not ...
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... acres in her mallee scrub lands . These had been thought hopeless for the cultivator because fresh shoots from the ... acres in 1890 to 2,017,321 acres in 1900. In South Australia the wheat area fluctuated between 1,673,573 acres ...
... acres in her mallee scrub lands . These had been thought hopeless for the cultivator because fresh shoots from the ... acres in 1890 to 2,017,321 acres in 1900. In South Australia the wheat area fluctuated between 1,673,573 acres ...
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The three Climatic Belts | 7 |
Pastoral Regions | 15 |
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