An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales: Both as a Penal Settlement and as a British Colony, Том 1A.J. Valpy, 1837 - Всего страниц: 527 |
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accordingly acres afford agricultural appeared arrival ascertained Australian colonies Bathurst British character chiefly circumstances coast colonial government colonists consequently considerable course Court criminal cultivation Darling Dieman's Land district doubtless emancipated convict emancipists England erected establishment Excellency extent families farm favour feeling formed free emigrant Governor Bligh Governor Macquarie grant Hawkesbury honour House hundred Hunter's River important individuals induced inhabitants instance interest interior John Macarthur Judge Advocate jury labour Legislative Council Lieut Macarthur Majesty's Government means ment miles ministers moral Moreton Bay mother country mountain native Norfolk Island obtained officers opinion Parramatta penal settlement period persons population Port Jackson Port Macquarie Port Phillip Presbyterian present proprietors regard religion render respectable Scotland settlers Sir Thomas Brisbane situation society South Wales Corps Sydney Gazette territory thing tion town of Sydney transportation Twofold Bay uniformly Van Dieman's Land vessel whole
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Стр. 364 - THY spirit, Independence, let me share, Lord of the lion-heart and eagle-eye, Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare, Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky.
Стр. 89 - Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field ; and afterwards build thine house.
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Стр. 411 - When bad men combine, the good must associate ; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
Стр. 123 - ... joined between Our Sovereign Lord the King and the prisoner at the bar, and would a true verdict give according to the evidence...
Стр. 275 - Act to promote the building of Churches and Chapels, and to provide for the maintenance of Ministers of Religion in New South Wales...
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