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*'''1843: '''English Crown Lands Act regulates price of land. | *'''1843: '''English Crown Lands Act regulates price of land. | ||
*'''1847: '''Sale of Waste Lands Act creates settled, intermediate, and unsettled classifications for land, opening new possibilities for settlement by the general population. | *'''1847: '''Sale of Waste Lands Act creates settled, intermediate, and unsettled classifications for land, opening new possibilities for settlement by the general population. | ||
*'''1858: '''Torrens system of land conveyance and registration in South Australia provides title registration for first time; other states follow. | *'''1858: '''Torrens system of land conveyance and registration in South Australia provides title registration for first time; other states follow. | ||
==Methods of Transferring Lands== | ==Methods of Transferring Lands== | ||
Initially all land in Australia belonged to the Crown, which used three basic methods to dispose of the land: | Initially all land in Australia belonged to the Crown, which used three basic methods to dispose of the land: | ||