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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... town Melbourne . Using William Buckley as his interpreter he exhorted the aborigines to good conduct and attention to the missionary , George Langhorne . He then gave four brass plates as honorary distinctions for good conduct to ...
... town Melbourne . Using William Buckley as his interpreter he exhorted the aborigines to good conduct and attention to the missionary , George Langhorne . He then gave four brass plates as honorary distinctions for good conduct to ...
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... Town . Although she had been warned that the young ladies of that town had a great fondness for dancing and singing popular songs , she began a series of evenings at Government House at which pretty young girls were placed in rooms full ...
... Town . Although she had been warned that the young ladies of that town had a great fondness for dancing and singing popular songs , she began a series of evenings at Government House at which pretty young girls were placed in rooms full ...
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... town of some forty - five thousand people , no more than five thousand ever put a foot inside a church except for a christening , a marriage or a burial , the influence of the churches pervaded the whole community . Their morality was ...
... town of some forty - five thousand people , no more than five thousand ever put a foot inside a church except for a christening , a marriage or a burial , the influence of the churches pervaded the whole community . Their morality was ...
Contents
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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