Proposed as affordable estates, Closer Settlement Farms were a way for the government to increase the profitability of the ânewâ nation by promoting rural settlement and agricultural expansion. Immediately following Federation, the passing of the Closer Settlement Act in 1904 set in motion the re-acquisition of âCrown Landâ for subdivision and sale. This 1911 Tibereenah […]
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