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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... SETTLEMENT ( 1806-1825 ) FOR the purpose of a penal settlement there was no need of more territory than was available at and around Sydney . Norfolk Island was a useful adjunct , as a place for the transportation of persons who ...
... SETTLEMENT ( 1806-1825 ) FOR the purpose of a penal settlement there was no need of more territory than was available at and around Sydney . Norfolk Island was a useful adjunct , as a place for the transportation of persons who ...
Page 96
... settlement on the Derwent . " My reasons for making this settlement are the necessity there appears of preventing the French gaining a footing on the east of these islands ; to divide the convicts ; to secure another place for obtaining ...
... settlement on the Derwent . " My reasons for making this settlement are the necessity there appears of preventing the French gaining a footing on the east of these islands ; to divide the convicts ; to secure another place for obtaining ...
Page 128
... settlement at Westernport " .4 Hay was correct in thinking that there were possibilities for a settlement on the south coast , but he overrated the merits of Westernport ; the suitable situation was at Port Phillip , a few miles to ...
... settlement at Westernport " .4 Hay was correct in thinking that there were possibilities for a settlement on the south coast , but he overrated the merits of Westernport ; the suitable situation was at Port Phillip , a few miles to ...
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