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 238
... result the choice of an entirely new area - the mouth of the Liverpool River . Not until the close of the five years ... results . The survey blunders , which wasted about £ 100,000 , were the prelude to a vast expenditure , the ...
... result the choice of an entirely new area - the mouth of the Liverpool River . Not until the close of the five years ... results . The survey blunders , which wasted about £ 100,000 , were the prelude to a vast expenditure , the ...
Page 241
... results were fully apparent , colonisation was taking a different place in the public mind . The difficulties of Swan ... result that the population of the colony changed from 15,668 convicts and 20,930 free settlers in 1828 to 26,977 ...
... results were fully apparent , colonisation was taking a different place in the public mind . The difficulties of Swan ... result that the population of the colony changed from 15,668 convicts and 20,930 free settlers in 1828 to 26,977 ...
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... result were affirmative , power would be taken to recruit by ballot 7000 men per month be- tween the ages of twenty - five and forty - four . The proposal was de- feated by 1,181,747 votes to 1,015,159 , a negative majority of 166,588 ...
... result were affirmative , power would be taken to recruit by ballot 7000 men per month be- tween the ages of twenty - five and forty - four . The proposal was de- feated by 1,181,747 votes to 1,015,159 , a negative majority of 166,588 ...
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