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Page 129
N ARLY IN 1896 the President of the Australian Natives Association , R : James
Hume Cook , arrived in Charters Towers , Queensland , to preach the gospel of
federation . The chairman of a meeting to promote federation , a northerner , and
...
N ARLY IN 1896 the President of the Australian Natives Association , R : James
Hume Cook , arrived in Charters Towers , Queensland , to preach the gospel of
federation . The chairman of a meeting to promote federation , a northerner , and
...
Page 367
On 2 June Cook presented a memorandum to the Governor - General requesting
a double dissolution . He argued that so long as the government was in a
majority in the House of Representatives , the popular house , as he called it ,
then the ...
On 2 June Cook presented a memorandum to the Governor - General requesting
a double dissolution . He argued that so long as the government was in a
majority in the House of Representatives , the popular house , as he called it ,
then the ...
Page 368
Joseph Cook wore on his face the smile of a victor : Mr Fisher wore an
expression of righteous indignation . According to British tradition , parliament
was a fortress against anarchy , despotism and mob rule , but the behaviour of
members ...
Joseph Cook wore on his face the smile of a victor : Mr Fisher wore an
expression of righteous indignation . According to British tradition , parliament
was a fortress against anarchy , despotism and mob rule , but the behaviour of
members ...
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Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 18 Feb 2009 |
| ISBN | 0522842232, 9780522842234 |
| Length | 448 pages |
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