squattocracy

The Minister for Lands, Mr. C. B. Dutton—himself 105 a large squatter—recognised the desirability of creating such a class, which would stand in the same relation to the "squattocracy" that the yeomen of Britain do to the large landowners.

For England's "county" aristocracy, Australia substituted its own "squattocracy"�men who had carved out for themselves sheep or cattle stations the size of Maryland and sent their sons to Cambridge or Oxford.

It was here that the squattocracy was first successfully attacked.

The Bossiers and Beechams were leaders of swelldom among the squattocracy up the country, and firm and intimate friends.