The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 63
... arrival " upon the pretence of searching after a more eligible place than Botany Bay " .1 That Phillip did not ... arrived at the conclusion that the situation was unsuit- able . The bay itself was in large part shallow and exposed ...
... arrival " upon the pretence of searching after a more eligible place than Botany Bay " .1 That Phillip did not ... arrived at the conclusion that the situation was unsuit- able . The bay itself was in large part shallow and exposed ...
Page 169
... arrived free , 19,397 had acquired their freedom , 6159 held tickets - of - leave , 13,181 were in assigned service and 7637 were convicts under Government control . Norfolk Island was nothing but a penal settlement . Of its total ...
... arrived free , 19,397 had acquired their freedom , 6159 held tickets - of - leave , 13,181 were in assigned service and 7637 were convicts under Government control . Norfolk Island was nothing but a penal settlement . Of its total ...
Page 218
... arrived.1 The trend of events at Swan River and St Vincent's Gulf had many features in common . Successful colonisation depends upon the or- ganised application of capital and efficient labour to satisfactory land , and in both ventures ...
... arrived.1 The trend of events at Swan River and St Vincent's Gulf had many features in common . Successful colonisation depends upon the or- ganised application of capital and efficient labour to satisfactory land , and in both ventures ...
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