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Colony
Until 1832 the small towns of England were ruled by a curious set of institutions. These included the local Church of England and its vestry, and the unelected and self-appointing local government. They also had vigorous campaigns for election to the House of Commons, and public voting, characterised by virulent free speech and the occasional riot. How would these institutions transfer to Britainís colonies? In 1856 the remote colony of South Australia had the secret ballot, votes for all adult men, and religious freedom, and in 1857 self-government by an elected parliament. The basic framework of a modern democracy was suddenly established. How did South Australia become so modern, so early? How were British institutions radically transformed by British colonists, and why did the Colonial Office allow it? Reg Hamilton answers these questions with an amusing history of the curious institutions of unreconstructed Dover before modern democracy, in the period 1780-1835, and of the spirited and occasionally shameful conduct of colonists far from home, but determined to make their fortune in the distant colony of South Australia.
The Weekly Reporter
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The Fortune Hunter
The Fortune Hunter proves that winning a lottery isn t all it s cracked up to be. When the new lottery winner is announced, twenty-one-year-old Anna has won a fortune! She buys the Old Priory estate in Suffolk and all its contents. Her family joins her there, along with her older sister, Amanda, who aspires to become a model on the Paris fashion scene. The previous owner of the Old Priory, penniless Lord Harry Charlesworth, decides to court Anna, in hopes of inheriting her newly acquired wealth. But there is another man in the picture who has really fallen in love in Anna. The gardener s nephew, Josh, develops deep feelings for her while teaching Anna to drive. Josh is very suspicious of Lor...
Livestock Catalog
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