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Americans Seek Stability in Australia Cotton Boom Shift
U S settlers migrate to Australia in growing numbers with about 4 000 Americans yearly and 70 000 over 25 years. Paul Kahl, a 1961 Californian migrant, leads a Namoi River Valley cotton and crops expansion with 150 fellow Americans and hundreds of locals amid jobs, taxes, crime and upheaval. The exodus is gradual and uneven as many seek peace while facing urban bias and governance quirks.
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U.S
Paul Kahl
California
Kahl
Australia
Namoi River
Sydney
Department of Immigration
America
Wee Wah
New York
Waukegan
Melbourne
Henry
Bolte
England
Shangri-la
Paul ‘Kahl
Namoi Cotton Corporation