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By night he patronized the pleasures of the city bourgeoisie , wearing the top hat , white tie and swallow - tail coat of high society . " By the time he met Arthur Streeton in 1886 he was ready to put down on canvas what he saw before ...
By night he patronized the pleasures of the city bourgeoisie , wearing the top hat , white tie and swallow - tail coat of high society . " By the time he met Arthur Streeton in 1886 he was ready to put down on canvas what he saw before ...
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There was more than trouble at the Mission Church in Sydney on the night the vote was taken to pre - select the Labor candidate for the Lang electorate . When Hughes entered the hall a mighty roar shook the building - a roar so ...
There was more than trouble at the Mission Church in Sydney on the night the vote was taken to pre - select the Labor candidate for the Lang electorate . When Hughes entered the hall a mighty roar shook the building - a roar so ...
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Saturday night at the Palais was the people's night . The popular craze was the tango , the dance which was said to transform human beings from models of respectability into slaves of the wilder passions .
Saturday night at the Palais was the people's night . The popular craze was the tango , the dance which was said to transform human beings from models of respectability into slaves of the wilder passions .
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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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