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Edward Gibbon Wakefield

The settlement of South Australia [chapter 45 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton]

23 October 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is chapter 45 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton. Published in The Sunday Mail, 5 May 1935.] The story of Australia — XLV The settlement of South Australia Little was known of the interior of South Australia until 1829, when Charles Sturt … [Read more...] about The settlement of South Australia [chapter 45 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Adelaide, colonisation, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Martin Hambleton, SourceTrove, South Australia, The story of Australia [articles by Martin Hambleton], year1935

Two elopements and a colonising theory [by Professor Ernest Scott, 1 July 1939]

4 October 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is part seven of the “Men who made Australia” series written by Professor Ernest Scott. This article is about Edward Gibbon Wakefield.] Men who made Australia — No. 7 Two elopements and a colonising theory By Professor Sir Ernest Scott I have before me … [Read more...] about Two elopements and a colonising theory [by Professor Ernest Scott, 1 July 1939]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Ernest Scott (author) (1867-1939), Men who made Australia [articles by Professor Ernest Scott], SourceTrove, year1939

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