ABSTRACT
South Australia (1830-1850) THE LAND POLICY of South Australia was chiefly important because. in its early stages. it provided a trial for some parts of the Wakefield plan. It was the only example of a colony centring on a pre-ordained land and emigration policy.l 'We resolved to try and establish a fresh colony'. wrote Wakefield. 'in which both our economic and political views should obtain a fair trial.' And it is true that. however misapplied the theory was. it provided the balance between the different sections of the population in South Australia until the gold discoveries.
