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German gallery and the Belgian gallery , were filled with works which breathed
the spirit of that old civilization from which they had sprung , and to which they still
belonged . The paintings by Tom Roberts , Arthur Streeton and Frederick ...
German gallery and the Belgian gallery , were filled with works which breathed
the spirit of that old civilization from which they had sprung , and to which they still
belonged . The paintings by Tom Roberts , Arthur Streeton and Frederick ...
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When the white man planted his civilization in Australia in January 1788 there
were probably 250 000 Aborigines in Australia of whom 2500 lived in Tasmania
and the islands of Bass Strait . That year there were 1024 white inhabitants .
When the white man planted his civilization in Australia in January 1788 there
were probably 250 000 Aborigines in Australia of whom 2500 lived in Tasmania
and the islands of Bass Strait . That year there were 1024 white inhabitants .
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labour of the devoted , had replaced the mode of life that advancing civilization
had forced the Aborigines to relinquish . Possessing few of the sturdy
characteristics of their supplanters , they were being slowly pressed out of
existence by the ...
labour of the devoted , had replaced the mode of life that advancing civilization
had forced the Aborigines to relinquish . Possessing few of the sturdy
characteristics of their supplanters , they were being slowly pressed out of
existence by the ...
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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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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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