A History of Australia: The beginning of an Australian civilization, 1824-1851The late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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Chance and circumstance were reserving for Franklin a more cruel fate than this
gap between his inner convictions and his outer glory . His first wife died , leaving
behind a daughter Eleanor Isabella Franklin . In 1828 he married Jane Griffin ...
Chance and circumstance were reserving for Franklin a more cruel fate than this
gap between his inner convictions and his outer glory . His first wife died , leaving
behind a daughter Eleanor Isabella Franklin . In 1828 he married Jane Griffin ...
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When Franklin came back to his British and Foreign Bible Society proposals on 6
May 1839 and announced that a fundamental condition for government aid was
that the reading of portions of the Scriptures should be daily required in each ...
When Franklin came back to his British and Foreign Bible Society proposals on 6
May 1839 and announced that a fundamental condition for government aid was
that the reading of portions of the Scriptures should be daily required in each ...
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40 40 Memorial to the memory of Sir John Franklin , Spilsby , Lincolnshire ;
memorial to Sir John Franklin , Franklin Square , Hobart ; bust of Sir John
Franklin , Westminster Abbey ; statue of Franklin in Waterloo Place , London ; bas
- relief of ...
40 40 Memorial to the memory of Sir John Franklin , Spilsby , Lincolnshire ;
memorial to Sir John Franklin , Franklin Square , Hobart ; bust of Sir John
Franklin , Westminster Abbey ; statue of Franklin in Waterloo Place , London ; bas
- relief of ...
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Contents
THE IRONAGE MEN OF NEW HOLLAND | 1 |
ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAINS GENTRY 2 ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAIN | 2 |
A BRITISH PROVINCE WITH A LAUDABLE PURPOSE | 53 |
Copyright | |
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