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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

Crown Lands Alienation Act 1861

Crown Lands Occupation Act 1861

Aboriginal Lands Trust

New South Wales Department of Lands

Valuer-General's Department

'Cooks River Cruelty' from The Police Report, Bell's Life in Sydney, 3 April 1852

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Land

Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

Legislation which provided land rights for Aboriginal persons and provides representative Land Councils which may acquire and manage lands and other assets.

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Crown Lands Alienation Act 1861

Legislation to allow the sale of Crown land.

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Crown Lands Occupation Act 1861

Legislation to allow the leasing of Crown land.

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Aboriginal Lands Trust

Nine members trust representing Aboriginal people in each area of the state, which assumed control of all Aboriginal reserves including housing and mineral rights.

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New South Wales Department of Lands

Colonial and later state department charged with the alienation and occupation of Crown land in New South Wales.

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Valuer-General's Department

Department established in 1916 to evaluates land in all parts of New South Wales for levying rates, taxes and duties on the value of land.

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'Cooks River Cruelty' from The Police Report, Bell's Life in Sydney, 3 April 1852

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(Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer, 3 April 1852, p3)

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