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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... Become free or holding ticket , single , and thoroughly reclaimed Become free from expiration of sentence , but worthless Become free , reclaimed , and returned home Well conducted men , as yet under sentence Indifferent - not ...
... Become free or holding ticket , single , and thoroughly reclaimed Become free from expiration of sentence , but worthless Become free , reclaimed , and returned home Well conducted men , as yet under sentence Indifferent - not ...
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... become a part of the language by 1806.3 At first it referred to the bolters " capacity for living in the bush , as ... become a cliché , but the word ' bushman ' did not become common until twenty years later . In this chapter we shall ...
... become a part of the language by 1806.3 At first it referred to the bolters " capacity for living in the bush , as ... become a cliché , but the word ' bushman ' did not become common until twenty years later . In this chapter we shall ...
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... become ' little capitalists'.37 The following ballad from Paterson's collection is one of a number which go to the heart of the matter : The Stringy - Bark Cockatoo I'm a broken - hearted miner , who loves his cup to drain , Which often ...
... become ' little capitalists'.37 The following ballad from Paterson's collection is one of a number which go to the heart of the matter : The Stringy - Bark Cockatoo I'm a broken - hearted miner , who loves his cup to drain , Which often ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 15 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 46 |
Copyright | |
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