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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Page 164
... bush of Australia : All you on emigration bent , With home and England discontent , Come listen to this my sad lament About the bush of Australia Illawarra , Mittagong Parramatta , Wollongong , If you wouldn't become an Orang - outang ...
... bush of Australia : All you on emigration bent , With home and England discontent , Come listen to this my sad lament About the bush of Australia Illawarra , Mittagong Parramatta , Wollongong , If you wouldn't become an Orang - outang ...
Page 272
... bush was ' no place for a woman ' . Yet , paradoxically , those who possessed the pluck and the will to endure acquired a prestige and a power in a society whose composition seemed designed to confer a power on the men even in excess of ...
... bush was ' no place for a woman ' . Yet , paradoxically , those who possessed the pluck and the will to endure acquired a prestige and a power in a society whose composition seemed designed to confer a power on the men even in excess of ...
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... bush that habits of mutual helpfulness arose , which in turn led to gratitude and regard for each other . Under such circum- stances men often stood by one another through thick and thin . In fact the feeling that a man ought to be able ...
... bush that habits of mutual helpfulness arose , which in turn led to gratitude and regard for each other . Under such circum- stances men often stood by one another through thick and thin . In fact the feeling that a man ought to be able ...
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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