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 44
... tion after Swift's time all this remained quite plausible . It was , however , in the South Pacific that projectors were chiefly interested , and especially in the Australian continent . Speculative writers were impressed by its size ...
... tion after Swift's time all this remained quite plausible . It was , however , in the South Pacific that projectors were chiefly interested , and especially in the Australian continent . Speculative writers were impressed by its size ...
Page 348
... tion into a British colony could be regulated , but not into other places of which the principal was Fiji . The other Australian colonies accepted no responsibility for the action of Queensland , and Queens- land claimed that the abuses ...
... tion into a British colony could be regulated , but not into other places of which the principal was Fiji . The other Australian colonies accepted no responsibility for the action of Queensland , and Queens- land claimed that the abuses ...
Page 472
... tion , as where they treated the Commonwealth as a mere agent or instrument for the exercise of functions in which the States remained principals , or where they asserted a right to be consulted in all matters other than those within ...
... tion , as where they treated the Commonwealth as a mere agent or instrument for the exercise of functions in which the States remained principals , or where they asserted a right to be consulted in all matters other than those within ...
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