[Editor: An article about Australia’s early forms of currency, including rum, Spanish dollars, and “holey dollars”. Written by John Henry Macartney Abbott (1874-1953). Published in The World’s News, 1 April 1931.] Dollars or rum Early Australian currency. By J.H.M. Abbott At the present time, when Australia is being requested to give attention and consideration to […]
Dollars or rum: Early Australian currency [by J. H. M. Abbott, 1 April 1931]
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The Lachlan Valley: Vast conservation scheme [18 April 1931]
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[Editor: Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 April 1931. Part two of two articles on the Lachlan Valley (part one was published on 11 April 1931).] The Lachlan Valley. Vast conservation scheme. (By L. Peacock.) II. The purposes of the Lachlan River Water conservation scheme as set out by the Water Conservation and Irrigation […]
The Lachlan Valley: Its beauty and importance [11 April 1931]
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[Editor: Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 April 1931. Part one of two articles on the Lachlan Valley (part two was published on 18 April 1931).] The Lachlan Valley. Its beauty and importance. (By L. Peacock.) I. It was an event of deep historic and geographic interest, as well as one of great material […]
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