Historical Records of AustraliaLibrary Committee of the Commonwealth Parliament, 1924 Official records of the settlement and administration of Australian colonies and Port Essington; many Aboriginal references. |
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... ment and administration . The immediate cause of many of these changes was a condition of monetary confusion which began to develop about the year 1839 and became acute in the year 1843 ; but the secondary causes were numerous and far ...
... ment and administration . The immediate cause of many of these changes was a condition of monetary confusion which began to develop about the year 1839 and became acute in the year 1843 ; but the secondary causes were numerous and far ...
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... ment of new banks of issue , deposit and discount , and of loan and trust companies . This influx of capital created a fictitious prosperity ; there was a period of progressive rise in prices of land , live stock and commodities ; over ...
... ment of new banks of issue , deposit and discount , and of loan and trust companies . This influx of capital created a fictitious prosperity ; there was a period of progressive rise in prices of land , live stock and commodities ; over ...
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... ment of a “ national bank " was brought forward . It was sug- gested that a " Colonial National bank " should be established founded entirely on " government securities . " This bank was to be managed by a board of commissioners . It ...
... ment of a “ national bank " was brought forward . It was sug- gested that a " Colonial National bank " should be established founded entirely on " government securities . " This bank was to be managed by a board of commissioners . It ...
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... ment except for time is cognizable under that Act ; and , secondly , that it is necessary , in order to bring a case under its jurisdiction , that the servant should be employed upon a farm or estate , which in effect excludes more than ...
... ment except for time is cognizable under that Act ; and , secondly , that it is necessary , in order to bring a case under its jurisdiction , that the servant should be employed upon a farm or estate , which in effect excludes more than ...
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... ment at any wages that constitutes their present calamity . " The sub - committee further stated that the distress would have been much greater except for " the extraordinary and unprecedented cheapness of the necessaries of life " at ...
... ment at any wages that constitutes their present calamity . " The sub - committee further stated that the distress would have been much greater except for " the extraordinary and unprecedented cheapness of the necessaries of life " at ...
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