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 37
... period in the South Sea . Meanwhile the Dutch period had begun . From 1595 onwards Dutch expeditions sailed round the Cape to trade in the East Indies . Within ten years their factors had established themselves in Sumatra and Java . In ...
... period in the South Sea . Meanwhile the Dutch period had begun . From 1595 onwards Dutch expeditions sailed round the Cape to trade in the East Indies . Within ten years their factors had established themselves in Sumatra and Java . In ...
Page 179
... period , the sheep in the central district increased in number from 4,409,504 to 6,784,484 , at Port Phillip they increased from 2,449,527 to 5,318,046 . It was the same with trade . From 1846 to 1850 , the imports into New South Wales ...
... period , the sheep in the central district increased in number from 4,409,504 to 6,784,484 , at Port Phillip they increased from 2,449,527 to 5,318,046 . It was the same with trade . From 1846 to 1850 , the imports into New South Wales ...
Page 262
... period , and , once grasped , it explains many of the industrial and commercial consequences of the gold discoveries . The only industry that successfully weathered the disturbances of the period was the manufacture of refined sugar ...
... period , and , once grasped , it explains many of the industrial and commercial consequences of the gold discoveries . The only industry that successfully weathered the disturbances of the period was the manufacture of refined sugar ...
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