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  • 121Land grants in the Swan River Colony — The Swan River Colony, established in June 1829, was the only British colony in Australia established on the basis of land grants to settlers. Under the conditions stipulated by the Colonial Office, settlers would be granted land in proportion to …

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  • 122Headright — A headright is a legal grant of land of settlers moving into an area uninhabited by settlers. Headrights are most notable for their role in the expansion of the thirteen British colonies in North America; the Virginia Company of London granted… …

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  • 123Grove, Virginia — Grove (also known locally as the Grove Community) is an unincorporated community in the southeastern portion of James City County in the Peninsula subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States. Grove is located along a… …

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  • 124Dhantal — The dhantal is a long steel rod which was adapted from the axle used to connect the yokes of the bullocks that transported the cane filled carts on the estates in Trinidad and Tobago. The metal horseshoe used on the estate s horses and mules was… …

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  • 125Hosay massacre — Social unrest in Trinidad and Tobago Social unrest in Trinidad and Tobago Hosay Massacre Canboulay Riots 1903 water riots Labour riots of 1937 …

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  • 126Badri Maharaj — Infobox Politician (general) name= Badri Maharaj imagesize=300 title= Member of Legislative Council (Fiji) Indian nominated member term start= 1916 term end= 1923; 1926 1929 predecessor= successor= title2= term start2= term end2= predecessor2=… …

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  • 127Aapravasi Ghat — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Aapravasi Ghat State Party = MRI Type = Cultural Criteria = vi ID = 1227 Region = Africa Year = 2006 Session = 30th Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1227The Immigration Depot in Mauritius (Hindi: Aapravasi… …

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  • 128Swamp Yankee — is a colloquialism that has a variety of meanings. Generally, it refers to Yankees or WASPs (northeasterners with colonial ancestry) from rural Rhode Island and nearby eastern Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts. The term Yankee connotes… …

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