The Australian legendThis book traces the considerable influence of nomad pastoral workers, whoprovided the work force in the nineteenth-century outback, on the Australianoutlook and way of life. |
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Page 164
Distinctive national traits were, as we have seen, bred of adaptation to the new
environment. Adaptation, of necessity, proceeded faster on the frontiers of
settlement than in the relatively civilized coastal areas near Sydney. Bushrangers
...
Distinctive national traits were, as we have seen, bred of adaptation to the new
environment. Adaptation, of necessity, proceeded faster on the frontiers of
settlement than in the relatively civilized coastal areas near Sydney. Bushrangers
...
Page 191
One recognizes the same man, seen through different coloured spectacles. A
more balanced account of him is given in C. E. W. Bean's On the Wool Track. The
improvement in drinking habits was an index of the bush- man's increasing ...
One recognizes the same man, seen through different coloured spectacles. A
more balanced account of him is given in C. E. W. Bean's On the Wool Track. The
improvement in drinking habits was an index of the bush- man's increasing ...
Page 258
We have seen, however, that this feature was also the most recently acquired,
and already the events of the last war, no less than the following wave of
immigration, have gone far to slough it off. The older elements of the tradition
have more to ...
We have seen, however, that this feature was also the most recently acquired,
and already the events of the last war, no less than the following wave of
immigration, have gone far to slough it off. The older elements of the tradition
have more to ...
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Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 15 |
THE BUSHRANGERS | 145 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Australian legend |
| Author | Russel Braddock Ward |
| Edition | 2, reprint, illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1966 |
| Length | 283 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Australia & New Zealand History / General Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General |
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