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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, ...
Page 87
Part One was to portray capitalist society as Hell on earth: Part Two was to
portray a future socialist society as Paradise. Lane only finished the first part. Like
many human beings he found it easier to write about evil than about goodness.
Part One was to portray capitalist society as Hell on earth: Part Two was to
portray a future socialist society as Paradise. Lane only finished the first part. Like
many human beings he found it easier to write about evil than about goodness.
Page 363
Australian men had their reasons for not wanting to know about the past so that
they could dispense with it.5 The new Governor-General, Sir Ronald Craufurd
Munro-Ferguson, noticed that a society committed to egalitarianism still observed
...
Australian men had their reasons for not wanting to know about the past so that
they could dispense with it.5 The new Governor-General, Sir Ronald Craufurd
Munro-Ferguson, noticed that a society committed to egalitarianism still observed
...
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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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| Title | A History of Australia: The people make laws, 1888-1915 Volume 5 of A History of Australia: 1888-1915. The People Make Laws, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 Volume 5 of A History of Australia: The People Make Laws. 1888-1915, Manning Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| 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 | 464 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand History / General |
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