The Australian Legend"This book attempts to trace the historical origins and development of the Australian legend or national mystique. It argues that a specifically Australian outlook grew up first and most clearly among the bush workers in the Australian pastoral industry, and that this group has had an influence, completely disproportionate to its numerical and economic strength, on the attitudes of the whole Australian community."--Foreword |
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... Australian legend or national mystique . It argues that a specifically Australian outlook grew up first and most clearly among the bush workers in the Australian pastoral industry , and that this group has had an influence , completely ...
... Australian legend or national mystique . It argues that a specifically Australian outlook grew up first and most clearly among the bush workers in the Australian pastoral industry , and that this group has had an influence , completely ...
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... Australian national feeling . It is broadly true that Britons regarded Australia in the way he describes before the gold discoveries , but surely most of them continued to regard Australia in much the same light for long afterwards . If ...
... Australian national feeling . It is broadly true that Britons regarded Australia in the way he describes before the gold discoveries , but surely most of them continued to regard Australia in much the same light for long afterwards . If ...
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... national homogeneity of ancient Greece , he asked : Can we hope that Australia in a hundred years will present a counterpart to this picture ? Five years ago [ i.e. , immediately after the granting of responsible government ] we should ...
... national homogeneity of ancient Greece , he asked : Can we hope that Australia in a hundred years will present a counterpart to this picture ? Five years ago [ i.e. , immediately after the granting of responsible government ] we should ...
Contents
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 14 |
THE BUSHMAN COMES OF AGE | 167 |
APOTHEOSIS OF THE NOMAD TRIBE | 192 |
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