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 77
... prisoners holding tickets of leave demanded excessive wages or payment for their labour ; they are now warned , that . . . any . ticket - of - leave man ... refus- ing to accept work at a just and reasonable rate of payment . . . will ...
... prisoners holding tickets of leave demanded excessive wages or payment for their labour ; they are now warned , that . . . any . ticket - of - leave man ... refus- ing to accept work at a just and reasonable rate of payment . . . will ...
Page 90
... prisoners , part of the government machinery of repression . The result was that , in Crowley's words , ' the practice of religion was an object of ridicule and part of the punishment.'34 There is no reason to suppose that Kingsley was ...
... prisoners , part of the government machinery of repression . The result was that , in Crowley's words , ' the practice of religion was an object of ridicule and part of the punishment.'34 There is no reason to suppose that Kingsley was ...
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... prisoners , but I've a grudge against every swell in the country . I'll go to the gallows and die as comfortable as a biddy , and be glad of the chance . " It is very interesting to find that this recalcitrant spirit seems to have been ...
... prisoners , but I've a grudge against every swell in the country . I'll go to the gallows and die as comfortable as a biddy , and be glad of the chance . " It is very interesting to find that this recalcitrant spirit seems to have been ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 15 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 46 |
Copyright | |
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