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Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney
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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Commissariat Stores

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Irvine, Robert Francis

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Economy

Commissariat Stores

The Commissariat held a strategic role in the economy of the early colony, supplying and storing foodstuffs and other necessities including 'liquor, hardware and other goods' for the population.

Economy

With the arrival of Europeans, the traditional economy of Aboriginal clans was disrupted, and gave way to the convict economy of the Commissariat and government stores. But this closed economy was soon opened by free settlement, whaling and sealing, shipping and farming success, making Sydney the port for a vast hinterland. Depressions and booms alternated, bringing poverty and prosperity to the city. Sydney's growth and diversity mean that regional economies now exist within the Sydney region.

Irvine, Robert Francis

Teacher and lecturer who became the first professor of Economics at the University of Sydney in 1912. He also gave the first lecture in the Australian branch of the WEA in 1913.

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Currency

Economic Cycles

Economic Policy

Fourth sector industry

Labour

Land

Primary industry

Secondary industry

Tertiary industry