A History of New South Wales,: From Its Settlement to the Close of the Year 1844, 1. köideR. Bentley, 1846 |
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... servants of various descriptions out of the bond or convict population ; a practice which originated what has since ... servants . To them , therefore , and to all , the Assignment System became of the highest utility ; every person ...
... servants of various descriptions out of the bond or convict population ; a practice which originated what has since ... servants . To them , therefore , and to all , the Assignment System became of the highest utility ; every person ...
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... servants sufficient for his pur- pose . He continued his operations with variable success at first , but ultimately with such profitable certainty , as to make sheep - farming the general pursuit of the colony . When Colonel Macquarie ...
... servants sufficient for his pur- pose . He continued his operations with variable success at first , but ultimately with such profitable certainty , as to make sheep - farming the general pursuit of the colony . When Colonel Macquarie ...
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... servants as well as land . It was this state of affairs , and the direction given to them by the executive , that occasioned the unpopularity of Sir Ralph Darling ; for it was asserted , and not , apparently , without some foundation ...
... servants as well as land . It was this state of affairs , and the direction given to them by the executive , that occasioned the unpopularity of Sir Ralph Darling ; for it was asserted , and not , apparently , without some foundation ...
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... servants , who , being sent out to the colony , were to work the concern whilst resident there for the benefit of the shareholders . With the spirit of jobbing which for many years past has characterized these co - partnery schemes at ...
... servants , who , being sent out to the colony , were to work the concern whilst resident there for the benefit of the shareholders . With the spirit of jobbing which for many years past has characterized these co - partnery schemes at ...
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... servants , under the charge of a principal agent , who was himself under the control of the colonial committee , composed of several resident gentry . Mr. Dawson , the first principal , was removed after a short period of ser- vice ...
... servants , under the charge of a principal agent , who was himself under the control of the colonial committee , composed of several resident gentry . Mr. Dawson , the first principal , was removed after a short period of ser- vice ...
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