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Yol. 61JUNE 1975Pt 2A London Newspaper on the Founding of Botany Bay, August 1786-May 1787GED MARTINAlthough many historians have debated the reasons behind the establishment of the first settlements in Australia, they have had very little firm evidenee to work from. Yet it is clear that the scheme...

Vol. 64 SEPTEMBER 1978 Pt 2 Sir Josiah Syrnon, Federation and the High Court D. I. WRIGHT At the turn of the century, few men in Adelaide would have cared to dispute the intellectual and cultural pre-eminence of Josiah Henry Symon, K.C.M.G., Q.C., in their society. Those notable international...

Yol. 61 DECEMBER 1975 Pt 4 The Provinciai Press and Politics in the New England Region of New South Wales, 1856-1930 GRANT HARMAN Modern demoeratie political systems require elaborate apparatus for communication between governments and people. The decisions of governments need to be...