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*Other settlers coming to the colony were also to be given grants. | *Other settlers coming to the colony were also to be given grants. | ||
*In 1825, the sale of land by private tender began. | *In 1825, the sale of land by private tender began. | ||
*In a despatch dated 9 January 1831, Viscount Goderich instructed that no more free grants (except those already promised) be given. All land was thenceforth to be sold at public auction. < | *In a despatch dated 9 January 1831, Viscount Goderich instructed that no more free grants (except those already promised) be given. All land was thenceforth to be sold at public auction. <ref>"New South Wales, Australia, Land Grants, 1788-1963", at Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5117/, accessed 8 March 2022.</ref> | ||
===Depasturing Licenses=== | ===Depasturing Licenses=== | ||
Settlers were permitted to occupy Crown lands for grazing purposes if they obtained a license that could be renewed annually. The first of these licenses was the Ticket of Occupation, which was granted in about 1820. These licenses gave owners rights to grazing land within two miles of their residence. Later, depasturing licenses gave owners rights to the vacant Crown lands beyond the limits of the owners’ homes. (Today, depasturing licenses can be used as census substitutes.) The applications for depasturing licenses list: | Settlers were permitted to occupy Crown lands for grazing purposes if they obtained a license that could be renewed annually. The first of these licenses was the Ticket of Occupation, which was granted in about 1820. These licenses gave owners rights to grazing land within two miles of their residence. Later, depasturing licenses gave owners rights to the vacant Crown lands beyond the limits of the owners’ homes. (Today, depasturing licenses can be used as census substitutes.) The applications for depasturing licenses list: | ||
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*The states took responsibility for land settlement and thus enacted separate soldier settlement schemes. | *The states took responsibility for land settlement and thus enacted separate soldier settlement schemes. | ||
*In addition to soldiers, nurses and female relatives of deceased soldiers were also able to apply for the scheme. | *In addition to soldiers, nurses and female relatives of deceased soldiers were also able to apply for the scheme. | ||
*The procedure of supporting such soldiers was repeated after World War II with all Australian state governments.< | *The procedure of supporting such soldiers was repeated after World War II with all Australian state governments.<ref>"Soldier settlement (Australia)", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_settlement_(Australia), accessed 8 March 2022.</ref> | ||
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