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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... called in turn on witnesses who swore to their master's prior claim to the land . Finally , A. now brings forth his reserve , a man who , by his own account , is of so long standing in the neighbourhood as to have been what is called in ...
... called in turn on witnesses who swore to their master's prior claim to the land . Finally , A. now brings forth his reserve , a man who , by his own account , is of so long standing in the neighbourhood as to have been what is called in ...
Page 122
... called the Australian national game was played in ' schools ' in ' out - of - sight corners of the prison yard'.19 Drunkenness could not , in the nature of things , have been more rife on the diggings than it had been in the days of the ...
... called the Australian national game was played in ' schools ' in ' out - of - sight corners of the prison yard'.19 Drunkenness could not , in the nature of things , have been more rife on the diggings than it had been in the days of the ...
Page 167
... called aloud on Donahoo to fight or to resign . ' Resign to you - you cowardly dogs ! a thing I ne'er will do , For I'll fight this night with all my might , ' cried bold Jack Donahoo . ' I'd rather roam these hills and dales , like ...
... called aloud on Donahoo to fight or to resign . ' Resign to you - you cowardly dogs ! a thing I ne'er will do , For I'll fight this night with all my might , ' cried bold Jack Donahoo . ' I'd rather roam these hills and dales , like ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 15 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 46 |
Copyright | |
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