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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... Moreton Bay as sites for penal settlements where convicts might regain that dread of exile and some of those terrors unhappily lost by the progress of colonization in Sydney . In October 1823 Oxley explored all three sites and reported ...
... Moreton Bay as sites for penal settlements where convicts might regain that dread of exile and some of those terrors unhappily lost by the progress of colonization in Sydney . In October 1823 Oxley explored all three sites and reported ...
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... Moreton Bay drove him and his unfortunate companions to extremities to free themselves from a state of suffering worse than death.12 In the meantime Logan devoted his energies to what interested him most deeply - endeavouring to ...
... Moreton Bay drove him and his unfortunate companions to extremities to free themselves from a state of suffering worse than death.12 In the meantime Logan devoted his energies to what interested him most deeply - endeavouring to ...
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... Moreton Bay , Ipswich and the Darling Downs.16 Just one month after the convicts at Moreton Bay began to experience Logan's ' reign of terror ' Lord Bathurst instructed a naval officer to take com- mand of H.M.S. Success and search for ...
... Moreton Bay , Ipswich and the Darling Downs.16 Just one month after the convicts at Moreton Bay began to experience Logan's ' reign of terror ' Lord Bathurst instructed a naval officer to take com- mand of H.M.S. Success and search for ...
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ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAINS GENTRY | 17 |
A BRITISH PROVINCE WITH A LAUDABLE PURPOSE | 42 |
HIGH NOON FOR MORAL IMPROVERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 73 |
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