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Page 162
In 1884 he offered £20 000 to the Council of the University of Melbourne to
promote musical culture . Ormond already enjoyed quite a reputation for such
acts of benevolence . In the 1870s he had given generously towards the building
of the ...
In 1884 he offered £20 000 to the Council of the University of Melbourne to
promote musical culture . Ormond already enjoyed quite a reputation for such
acts of benevolence . In the 1870s he had given generously towards the building
of the ...
Page 393
At the University of Sydney , where he began to study classics and philosophy in
1890 , he did not meet anyone whom he could reverence . He was to spend his
life in a desperate search for a creed and a person worthy of his respect .
At the University of Sydney , where he began to study classics and philosophy in
1890 , he did not meet anyone whom he could reverence . He was to spend his
life in a desperate search for a creed and a person worthy of his respect .
Page 412
In Melbourne zealous patriots called on the University Council to sack all
Germans on the staff . The Council at first demurred , but by November that
University which had so often played the role of defender of British Philistinism in
Australia ...
In Melbourne zealous patriots called on the University Council to sack all
Germans on the staff . The Council at first demurred , but by November that
University which had so often played the role of defender of British Philistinism in
Australia ...
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Contents
FRIENDS OF MAMMON AND PROPHETS OF EDEN | 1 |
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 43 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 55 |
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| 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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