The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The Empire-Commonwealth, 1870-1919John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Almost the entire export of cheese and butter was coming to the United Kingdom , and in the twenty years 1874-93 the value of cheese exported was nearly quadrupled . The first direct shipment of live cattle to England was made in 1874 ...
Almost the entire export of cheese and butter was coming to the United Kingdom , and in the twenty years 1874-93 the value of cheese exported was nearly quadrupled . The first direct shipment of live cattle to England was made in 1874 ...
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These councils ended the friction hitherto caused by the appointment of a United Kingdom officer as local ... Meanwhile the United Kingdom's normal defence expenditure , especially naval , was being forced up by competition with other ...
These councils ended the friction hitherto caused by the appointment of a United Kingdom officer as local ... Meanwhile the United Kingdom's normal defence expenditure , especially naval , was being forced up by competition with other ...
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Nauru , a valuable source of phosphates , was granted to the British Empire , but in practice it was proposed that the United Kingdom , Australia and New Zealand should operate the mandate jointly , each Government in turn appointing ...
Nauru , a valuable source of phosphates , was granted to the British Empire , but in practice it was proposed that the United Kingdom , Australia and New Zealand should operate the mandate jointly , each Government in turn appointing ...
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