Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Land leased from the government for a term of years.
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Examples
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I had engaged to accompany a young friend that evening to spend the next day, Sunday, at his "country seat" on Richmond Flat, where he had constructed, mostly with his own hands, a sort of hut or wigwam, under an unchallenged squattage.
Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria William Westgarth 1852
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"Believe me, my pet, your fears are perfectly groundless; I have had more experience with the blacks than most people, and I have no unpleasant apprehensions from our squattage.
Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter Colin Munro
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