Colonial Improver: Edward Deas Thomson, 1800-1879Edward Deas Thomson (1800-1879) was born in Edinburgh. He spent almost fifty years of his life in New South Wales. Between 1837 and 1856 he was colonial secretary, a position second in importance only to that of governor and this enabled him to play a vital role in the colony's growth as a free society. |
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A Young Mans Prospects 18001828 | 1 |
This Anomalous Society 18281831 | 19 |
Getting on in the World 18311837 | 29 |
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