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Index and directory to map of the country bordering upon the River Hunter : the lands of the Australian-Agricultural Company, with the ground plan and allotments of King's Town, New South Wales : containing a detail of the annual quit rent and amount of the redemption of the same ; also historical notes upon the tenure and principle of granting lands in the colony since 1810 ; also for the guidance of emigrant settlers, a description of the unlocated country in the vicinity of Hunter's River ; useful geographical notes on Liverpool Plains ; the present regulations and conditions upon which grants and sales of land are made by government, with observations thereon, with a view of the present state of agriculture in the colony, price of land, advice to settlers, &c. the whole forming with regard to land affairs in that colony, a complete emigrant's guide / by H. Dangar

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Dangar, H. (Henry), 1796-1861
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INDEX AND DIRECTORY TO MAP OF THE COUNTRY BORDERING UPON THE RIVER HUNTER; THE LANDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY: WITH THE GROUND PLAN AND ALLOTMENTS OF KING’S TOWN, 1
INDEX AND DIRECTORY TO MAP OF THE COUNTRY BORDERING UPON THE RIVER HUNTER; THE LANDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN-AGRICULTURAL COMPANY; WITH THE GROUND-PLAN AND ALLOTMENTS OF KING’S TOWN, 5
PREFACE. 7
CONTENTS. 12
ERRATA. 13
INDEX TO MAP OF HUNTER’S RIVER. COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 14
COUNTR OF DURHAM. 25
OUNTY OF ROXBURGH. 35
TOTALS BROUGHT TOGETHER. 38
GENERAL REFERENCE TO NOTES IN THE FOREGOING INDEX. 39
INDEX TO ALLOTMENTS OF LANDS HELD BY INDIVIDUALS, In the Town of King's Town, Newcastle.* 41
CONDITIONS UPON WHICH LANDS HAVE BEEN GRANTED IN NEW S. WALES From 1st of January, 1810, to 30th of November, 1825. 44
COUNTIES. 52
PARISHES. 54
RIVERS AND MINOR STREAMS. 55
TOWNS. 59
HARBOURS. 65
PORT STEPHENS. 68
REID'S MISTAKE 70
ROADS. 71
MEMORANDUM OF DISTANCES. 75
CONDITIONS AND RULES Upon which Lands are granted and sold by the Crown, In New South Wales, COMMENCING WITH GENERAL DARLING’S GOVERNMENT. WITH OBSERVATIONS THEREON. 77
REMARKS ON THE FOREGOING ORDERS. 87
DESCRIPTION OF UNAPPROPRIATED LANDS, AND GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES. 97
GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES. 102
PRESENT STATE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE COLONY. 114
FARMERS’ CLUB. (SECOND MEETING) 120
AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. 124
PRICE OF LAND. 126
HINTS UPON THE MOST JUDICIOUS METHOD OF INVESTING CAPITAL. 128
REFLECTIONS ON THE CAPABILITIES OF NEW SOUTH WALES, TO PRODUCE REVENUE TO THE CROWN THROUGH LAND. 132
SUMMARY OF LAND GRANTED IN THE GOVERNMENT OF SIR THOMAS BRISBANE, K. C. B. 133
RECAPITULATION. 136
NOTES UPON THE RAPIDITY OF COLONIZATION, ARISING FROM A LIBERAL SYSTEM OF GRANTING LANDS. 140
CONTENTS. 143

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INDEX AND DIRECTORY  

TO  

MAP OF THE COUNTRY BORDERING UPON  

THE RIVER HUNTER;  

THE  

LANDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY:  

WITH  

THE GROUND PLAN AND ALLOTMENTS  

OF  

KING’S TOWN,  

New South Wales:  

CONTAINING  

DETAIL OF THE ANNUAL QUIT RENT, AND AMOUNT OF THE  

REDEMPTION OF THE SAME; ALSO, HISTORICAL NOTES UPON  

THE TENURE AM) PRINCIPLE OF GRANTING LANDS IN  

THE COLONY SINCE 1810; AND  

FOR THE GUIDANCE OF EMIGRANT SETTIERS  

DESCRIPTOR OF THE UNLOCATED COUNTRY IN THE  

VICINITY OF HUNTER RIVER;  

Useful Geographicul Notes on Liverpool Plains  

THE PRESENT REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS UPON WHICH GRANTS AND SALES  

OF LAND ARE MADE BY GOVERNMENT, WITH OBSERVATIONS THEREON,  

With View of the Present  

STATE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE COLONY  

PRICE OF LAND, ADVICE TO SETTLERS, &C.  

THE WHOLE FORMING,  

WITH REGARD TO LAND AFFAIRS IN THAT COLONY, COMPLETE  

EMIGRANT'S GUIDE.  

BY H. DANGAR,  

SIX YEARS SECOND ASSISTANT SURVEYOR OF CROWN LANDS IN THE COLONY.  

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Dangar, H & Cross, Joseph & Partington, James Edge & Dangar, H. (1828). Index and directory to map of the country bordering upon the River Hunter : the lands of the Australian-Agricultural Company, with the ground plan and allotments of King's Town, New South Wales : containing a detail of the annual quit rent and amount of the redemption of the same ; also historical notes upon the tenure and principle of granting lands in the colony since 1810 ; also for the guidance of emigrant settlers, a description of the unlocated country in the vicinity of Hunter's River ; useful geographical notes on Liverpool Plains ; the present regulations and conditions upon which grants and sales of land are made by government, with observations thereon, with a view of the present state of agriculture in the colony, price of land, advice to settlers, &c. the whole forming with regard to land affairs in that colony, a complete emigrant's guide Retrieved March 27, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52843909

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Dangar, H, Cross, Joseph, Partington, James Edge and Dangar, H. Index and directory to map of the country bordering upon the River Hunter : the lands of the Australian-Agricultural Company, with the ground plan and allotments of King's Town, New South Wales : containing a detail of the annual quit rent and amount of the redemption of the same ; also historical notes upon the tenure and principle of granting lands in the colony since 1810 ; also for the guidance of emigrant settlers, a description of the unlocated country in the vicinity of Hunter's River ; useful geographical notes on Liverpool Plains ; the present regulations and conditions upon which grants and sales of land are made by government, with observations thereon, with a view of the present state of agriculture in the colony, price of land, advice to settlers, &c. the whole forming with regard to land affairs in that colony, a complete emigrant's guide London: Joseph Cross, 1828. Web. 27 March 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52843909>

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Dangar, H & Cross, Joseph & Partington, James Edge & Dangar, H. 1828, Index and directory to map of the country bordering upon the River Hunter : the lands of the Australian-Agricultural Company, with the ground plan and allotments of King's Town, New South Wales : containing a detail of the annual quit rent and amount of the redemption of the same ; also historical notes upon the tenure and principle of granting lands in the colony since 1810 ; also for the guidance of emigrant settlers, a description of the unlocated country in the vicinity of Hunter's River ; useful geographical notes on Liverpool Plains ; the present regulations and conditions upon which grants and sales of land are made by government, with observations thereon, with a view of the present state of agriculture in the colony, price of land, advice to settlers, &c. the whole forming with regard to land affairs in that colony, a complete emigrant's guide Joseph Cross, London viewed 27 March 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52843909

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