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 115
... colonists made it almost inevitable . For British immigrants , the second course was natural and easy . There was no language barrier , and the differences in outlook between the newcomers and the old colon- ists were , after all ...
... colonists made it almost inevitable . For British immigrants , the second course was natural and easy . There was no language barrier , and the differences in outlook between the newcomers and the old colon- ists were , after all ...
Page 116
... colonists , new arrivals often endeavour , and most successfully too , to become proficient in this easily acquired ... colonist of even a few years ' standing . The old- country greenness is sure to sprout out somewhere ; perhaps ...
... colonists , new arrivals often endeavour , and most successfully too , to become proficient in this easily acquired ... colonist of even a few years ' standing . The old- country greenness is sure to sprout out somewhere ; perhaps ...
Page 157
... colonists ' , of the magistrates , and of the Legislative Council was decisive.30 In the late 1830's , after some years of the Act's operation , a China Seas skipper - not , one would imagine , an unduly squeamish witness - was ...
... colonists ' , of the magistrates , and of the Legislative Council was decisive.30 In the late 1830's , after some years of the Act's operation , a China Seas skipper - not , one would imagine , an unduly squeamish witness - was ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 15 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 46 |
Copyright | |
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