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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... strong class - distinctions in proportion to the actual amount of difference between the ' classes ' .... The ' classes ' collect- ively distrust and fear the ' masses ' collectively far more than is the case at home ...
... strong class - distinctions in proportion to the actual amount of difference between the ' classes ' .... The ' classes ' collect- ively distrust and fear the ' masses ' collectively far more than is the case at home ...
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Russel Braddock Ward. class was disproportionately strong while that of the Scots was disproportionately weak . There were so few Welsh convicts and immigrants that , for the ... strong here as in Britain , and Scottish CELTS AND CURRENCY 47.
Russel Braddock Ward. class was disproportionately strong while that of the Scots was disproportionately weak . There were so few Welsh convicts and immigrants that , for the ... strong here as in Britain , and Scottish CELTS AND CURRENCY 47.
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... strong resem- blance between the life of bushmen and that of seamen , and indeed , between the lonely monotony of the bush and that of the ocean.59 And as we have seen , the pastoral workers were constantly travelling , if not from the ...
... strong resem- blance between the life of bushmen and that of seamen , and indeed , between the lonely monotony of the bush and that of the ocean.59 And as we have seen , the pastoral workers were constantly travelling , if not from the ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 15 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 46 |
Copyright | |
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