A History of Australia, Volume 5Cambridge University Press, 1981 - Australia |
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Page 56
... become a hireling for wages . He might lose his independence , his cherished freedom . He was threatened with the fate of becoming a ' destitute swagman ' , one of the unemployed in the inhospitable Australian bush where nature held out ...
... become a hireling for wages . He might lose his independence , his cherished freedom . He was threatened with the fate of becoming a ' destitute swagman ' , one of the unemployed in the inhospitable Australian bush where nature held out ...
Page 284
... become the model bourgeois politician . For him Labor held out the promise of the whole world becoming safe for bourgeois virtues and his own brand of righteousness . Like Hughes , a nod of approval or recognition from those born in ...
... become the model bourgeois politician . For him Labor held out the promise of the whole world becoming safe for bourgeois virtues and his own brand of righteousness . Like Hughes , a nod of approval or recognition from those born in ...
Page 360
... become sceptical of all comforters except those which provide a pleasing escape from reality . The beaches , the fun parlours ( Luna Park was ' Just for Fun ' ) , the sports grounds , the bars and the bright light of the sun have become ...
... become sceptical of all comforters except those which provide a pleasing escape from reality . The beaches , the fun parlours ( Luna Park was ' Just for Fun ' ) , the sports grounds , the bars and the bright light of the sun have become ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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