A Statistical Account of the British Settlements in Australasia: Including the Colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land: with an Enumeration of the Advantages which They Offer to Emigrants, as Well with References to Each Other, as to the United States of America and the Canadas; and Directions and Advice to Emigrants, Volume 2Geo. B. Whittaker, 1824 - Australasia |
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Including the Colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land: with an Enumeration of the Advantages which They Offer to Emigrants, as Well with References to Each Other, as to the United States of America and the Canadas; and ...
Including the Colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land: with an Enumeration of the Advantages which They Offer to Emigrants, as Well with References to Each Other, as to the United States of America and the Canadas; and ...
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... South Wales , and as a dependency , subject to the same form of government in all respects , and regulated by the same act of Parliament ( 4 Geo . IV . Cap . 26 ) . The governor of New South Wales is governor in chief , and the ...
... South Wales , and as a dependency , subject to the same form of government in all respects , and regulated by the same act of Parliament ( 4 Geo . IV . Cap . 26 ) . The governor of New South Wales is governor in chief , and the ...
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... South Wales wool , sold in March , August , and De- cember , 1823 , brought from 1s . 5d . to 2s . 9d . per lb .; the average was about 2s . The first quality was sold by private contract , and aver- aged more than 4s . I calculate ...
... South Wales wool , sold in March , August , and De- cember , 1823 , brought from 1s . 5d . to 2s . 9d . per lb .; the average was about 2s . The first quality was sold by private contract , and aver- aged more than 4s . I calculate ...
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... South Wales , and Van Diemen's Land , have , in their first advances , delivered their opinions on this point , each contending for the superiority of his own settlements . The president of the agricultural society of New South Wales ...
... South Wales , and Van Diemen's Land , have , in their first advances , delivered their opinions on this point , each contending for the superiority of his own settlements . The president of the agricultural society of New South Wales ...
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... South Wales , in the im- provement of sheep . It is however certain , that only within the last three years , has any syste- matic attention been given to it here , and the experiment as far as it has yet been tried , leaves no ground ...
... South Wales , in the im- provement of sheep . It is however certain , that only within the last three years , has any syste- matic attention been given to it here , and the experiment as far as it has yet been tried , leaves no ground ...
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acres acting governor aforesaid agricultural Amount of rate annum appear appointed Australasia average Balance from last barley bushels capital cent chief justice climate clothing considerable Consumed on farm convicts crown labourers cultivation dependencies thereof Diemen's Land ditto ditto duty emigrant employ and subsist employment England erecting estimate ewes expence exported feet further enacted George Town governor or acting grant greater harbour heirs and successors hereby Hobart Town horned cattle hulks island judges Launceston letters patent Macquarie Macquarie Harbour maize Majesty Majesty's ment Norfolk Island offenders Parliament party pauper penitentiaries person or persons Port Dalrymple Port Jackson Port Macquarie produce Provided rate reduced Receipts relief rent river river Derwent settlers sheep sheriff Shingles South Wales Sundries Supreme Courts respectively Sydney tion tups United Kingdom Upper Canada Van Diemen's Land vessel wages of labour wedders wheat wool
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