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Others portrayed a scenario of future events in which the centenary of European
settlement in Australia would be the dawn of a vast upheaval in society , that
head - on collision between Capital and Labour which had begun in Europe
during ...
Others portrayed a scenario of future events in which the centenary of European
settlement in Australia would be the dawn of a vast upheaval in society , that
head - on collision between Capital and Labour which had begun in Europe
during ...
Page 83
They were the models of the Australian dream , of a society where any man could
rise to the top by merit and industry . So was South Australia . Tasmania was still
that stricken society , haunted by ghosts of the original convict working class ...
They were the models of the Australian dream , of a society where any man could
rise to the top by merit and industry . So was South Australia . Tasmania was still
that stricken society , haunted by ghosts of the original convict working class ...
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It was possible to mix members of society and university professors in Melbourne
and Sydney at a Government House dinner party , but in their own homes ,
members of society observed the rules of the ancient nobility of New South Wales
...
It was possible to mix members of society and university professors in Melbourne
and Sydney at a Government House dinner party , but in their own homes ,
members of society observed the rules of the ancient nobility of New South Wales
...
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FRIENDS OF MAMMON AND PROPHETS OF EDEN | 1 |
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 43 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 55 |
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