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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 16, 1901
Page
2
Fragments show a public notice listing cattle to be sold, including numbers of head and ear marks. Names of buyers or agents such as W. Murray and locations like Milkers and Speinyerni appear amid scattered phrases.
The article recounts Mr Barton’s remarks at Suitland on tariff raises, noting no justification for high duties and criticizing reliance on ministry and customs officials. It discusses expected impacts on revenue, public distress, and misgivings about the influence of global protectionism on Australia’s population and economy.
A sweeping discussion links immigration, labor supply, and protective tariffs in Victoria and related colonies. The article argues that Britain’s protectionist policy spurred rapid growth, while free migration would have sustained prosperity. It cites the Sydney market and Tasmanian deportations, contrasts native wage demands with machine adoption, and references political figures debating constitutional reforms and labor regulations amid economic shifts.
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