Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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Page 117
... British parliament in 1846 and elaborated by an Order - in - Council of 9 March 1847. The system was then thought by many people to be an unwarranted concession to a privileged group ; it was later alleged to have been the principal ...
... British parliament in 1846 and elaborated by an Order - in - Council of 9 March 1847. The system was then thought by many people to be an unwarranted concession to a privileged group ; it was later alleged to have been the principal ...
Page 410
... British colonists , and continued for a year . During this quarrel over the ownership of land , which became known as the First Taranaki War , the number of British troops stationed in Australia was drastically reduced in order to ...
... British colonists , and continued for a year . During this quarrel over the ownership of land , which became known as the First Taranaki War , the number of British troops stationed in Australia was drastically reduced in order to ...
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... British convicts transported to Australia in the years 1788 to 1868 from the British Isles and other parts of the British empire was 160,500 , of whom 24,700 were women . In Western Australia , the greatest number under custody at any ...
... British convicts transported to Australia in the years 1788 to 1868 from the British Isles and other parts of the British empire was 160,500 , of whom 24,700 were women . In Western Australia , the greatest number under custody at any ...
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