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 106
... Rush period , another bullock - drivers ' song which is unquestionably genuine . " The Old Bullock Dray ' , like most folk - ballads , has been added to and changed by many singers , so that it contains references to John Robertson ...
... Rush period , another bullock - drivers ' song which is unquestionably genuine . " The Old Bullock Dray ' , like most folk - ballads , has been added to and changed by many singers , so that it contains references to John Robertson ...
Page 112
... Rush had even less revolutionary effects on the Australian legend . TABLE VIII ' Increase of Total Population in Mainland Eastern Australia Per cent 1841 1851 Increase 1861 Per cent Increase N.S.W. 116,988 187,243 60 380,919 ( 350,860 ) ...
... Rush had even less revolutionary effects on the Australian legend . TABLE VIII ' Increase of Total Population in Mainland Eastern Australia Per cent 1841 1851 Increase 1861 Per cent Increase N.S.W. 116,988 187,243 60 380,919 ( 350,860 ) ...
Page 117
... rush to the new one , often to return deeply disappointed but without having learnt wisdom . Let a new ' rush ' be proclaimed and they are off again . Gold - digging appears to be a never - satisfying employment with the mass of the ...
... rush to the new one , often to return deeply disappointed but without having learnt wisdom . Let a new ' rush ' be proclaimed and they are off again . Gold - digging appears to be a never - satisfying employment with the mass of the ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 15 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 46 |
Copyright | |
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