The Australian LegendThis book traces the considerable influence of nomad pastoral workers, who provided the work force in the nineteenth-century outback, on the Australian outlook and way of life. |
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Page 37
... Donahoo and Co .; And some dark night when everything is silent in the town I'll kill the tyrants , one and all ; and shoot th ' floggers down : I'll give th ' law a little shock : remember what I say , They'll yet regret they sent Jim ...
... Donahoo and Co .; And some dark night when everything is silent in the town I'll kill the tyrants , one and all ; and shoot th ' floggers down : I'll give th ' law a little shock : remember what I say , They'll yet regret they sent Jim ...
Page 166
... Donahoo . Now Donahoo was taken , all for a notorious crime , And sentenced to be hanged upon the gallows - tree so high . But when they came to Sydney gaol he left them in a stew , And when they came to call the roll they missed bold ...
... Donahoo . Now Donahoo was taken , all for a notorious crime , And sentenced to be hanged upon the gallows - tree so high . But when they came to Sydney gaol he left them in a stew , And when they came to call the roll they missed bold ...
Page 167
... Donahoo ! As Donahoo was cruising , one summer's afternoon , Little was his notion his death was near so soon , When a sergeant of the horse police discharged his car - a - bine , And called aloud on Donahoo to fight or to resign ...
... Donahoo ! As Donahoo was cruising , one summer's afternoon , Little was his notion his death was near so soon , When a sergeant of the horse police discharged his car - a - bine , And called aloud on Donahoo to fight or to resign ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 15 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 46 |
Copyright | |
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