The Australian LegendGold rush - Bushrangers - Bushmen - Australian identity - Women in Australian history - Convicts. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 35
Page 32
... nineteenth century as a whole the typical American frontiersman was a small individualist agricultural proprietor or farm labourer , not a cowboy or ranch - hand . In Canada and New Zealand , too , the farmer was the typical ...
... nineteenth century as a whole the typical American frontiersman was a small individualist agricultural proprietor or farm labourer , not a cowboy or ranch - hand . In Canada and New Zealand , too , the farmer was the typical ...
Page 34
... nineteenth century , to describe Sydney roughs . These rowdy , ' flash ' plebeians took some pains to stress the differences between them- selves and respectable immigrants . Many were Australian born and all liked to behave in what ...
... nineteenth century , to describe Sydney roughs . These rowdy , ' flash ' plebeians took some pains to stress the differences between them- selves and respectable immigrants . Many were Australian born and all liked to behave in what ...
Page 224
... nineteenth century , in droving sheep than in droving cattle . The ' crawling ' shepherd was still despised , perhaps even more thoroughly than he had been in the past . One stanza of a cattle - mustering song goes : A long - haired ...
... nineteenth century , in droving sheep than in droving cattle . The ' crawling ' shepherd was still despised , perhaps even more thoroughly than he had been in the past . One stanza of a cattle - mustering song goes : A long - haired ...
Common terms and phrases
already American arrived attitude Australian ballads became become better Bulletin bush bushmen bushrangers called century character Collection colony common convict course districts early England English fact feeling felt figures frontier give Gold Government hands Harris History hundred immigrants important influence interior Irish John labour land later least less Library live London look majority manners masters Melbourne native native-born natural never noble observed old hands outback outlook party pastoral perhaps period persons police political poor popular population practice prisoners reason recorded respectable Rush seems seen sentiment Settlers shearers social society song South Wales squatters station Sydney tended things thought took tradition Transportation true typical usually Victoria whole workers writes wrote young