Dictionary of Sydney

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Ruse, James

Emancipist farmer who held numerous land grants and was able to prove that small landholders could become self-sufficient.

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Born
Launceston, Cornwall, England
1760
Arrived Sydney
Scarborough
26 Jan 1788
Died
05 Sep 1837
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1787 - 1788
1789 - 1793