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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... United States and just over 16 000 to the Australian colonies and New Zealand . Nor had the intervention of government been any more successful in attracting the more adventurous and the people of broader consciousness to the Australian ...
... United States and just over 16 000 to the Australian colonies and New Zealand . Nor had the intervention of government been any more successful in attracting the more adventurous and the people of broader consciousness to the Australian ...
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... united towns of East Maitland , West Maitland and Newcastle under the denomination of the Northumberland Boroughs ... united counties of St Vincent and Auckland , the united south - western counties of Murray , King and Georgiana , and ...
... united towns of East Maitland , West Maitland and Newcastle under the denomination of the Northumberland Boroughs ... united counties of St Vincent and Auckland , the united south - western counties of Murray , King and Georgiana , and ...
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... United States of America in Sydney attributed the depression of the commercial and agricultural interests of the colony to the decline in the demand for English woollen manufactures which had almost entirely prostrated the wool ...
... United States of America in Sydney attributed the depression of the commercial and agricultural interests of the colony to the decline in the demand for English woollen manufactures which had almost entirely prostrated the wool ...
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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