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 43
... living standards ( p . 141 ) , but admits that throughout the twenties the cost of the staple diet moved to a higher rather than a lower level ' ( p . 156 ) . In conclusion he suggests that the real living standard of skilled workers ...
... living standards ( p . 141 ) , but admits that throughout the twenties the cost of the staple diet moved to a higher rather than a lower level ' ( p . 156 ) . In conclusion he suggests that the real living standard of skilled workers ...
Page 52
... living for the first time as a free man should . The extent to which , in comparison with his English fellows , he tended to glory insultingly in his new - found confidence was a measure of his previous degradation . As John Sidney ...
... living for the first time as a free man should . The extent to which , in comparison with his English fellows , he tended to glory insultingly in his new - found confidence was a measure of his previous degradation . As John Sidney ...
Page 216
... living far away , When I told of Nocoleche boys , and how we gained the day . In the crowd someone must do it , -speak for those shearing knights- , I'm black - balled at Nocoleche ' cause I spoke up for our rights , But don't think his ...
... living far away , When I told of Nocoleche boys , and how we gained the day . In the crowd someone must do it , -speak for those shearing knights- , I'm black - balled at Nocoleche ' cause I spoke up for our rights , But don't think his ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 15 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 46 |
Copyright | |
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