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Behnazzz Posted 20 years ago
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Adelaide was first settled by Europeans in 1836. They landed at a place they named Port Misery
There was a proclamation under this old gum tree. The state was planned as a colony of free settlers, unlike the other states that were settled by convicts brought out from English jails. This distinction can be a matter of Adelaidean snobbery.
The city was planned by Colonel William Light in the form of a grid with wide streets surrounded by parklands.
what is the meaning of the sentences in black bold,please?
There was a proclamation under this old gum tree. The state was planned as a colony of free settlers, unlike the other states that were settled by convicts brought out from English jails. This distinction can be a matter of Adelaidean snobbery.
The city was planned by Colonel William Light in the form of a grid with wide streets surrounded by parklands.
what is the meaning of the sentences in black bold,please?
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Behnazzz Adelaide was first settled by Europeans in 1836. They landed at a place they named Port Misery There was a proclamation under this old gum tree . The state was planned as a colony of free settlers , unlike the other states that were settled by convicts brought out from English jails .
- Behnazzz Adelaide was first settled by Europeans in 1836.
- They landed at a place they named Port Misery There was a proclamation under this old gum tree .
- The state was planned as a colony of free settlers , unlike the other states that were settled by convicts brought out from English jails .
- This distinction can be a matter of Adelaidean snobbery.
- The city was planned by Colonel William Light in the form of a grid with wide streets surrounded by parklands.
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BehnazzzAdelaide was first settled by Europeans in 1836. They landed at a place they named Port Misery
There was a proclamation under this old gum tree. The state was planned as a colony of free settlers, unlike the other states that were settled by
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Hi,
Permit me to offend Australian readers by trotting out an old joke.
A traveller arrives in Australia, and is questioned as he goes through immigration.
Immigration officer: Do you have a criminal record?
Traveller: No, is that still necessary?
Permit me to offend Australian readers by trotting out an old joke.
A traveller arrives in Australia, and is questioned as he goes through immigration.
Immigration officer: Do you have a criminal record?
Traveller: No, is that still necessary?
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