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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Nature had endowed him with great intelligence but had given him the weak
eyes of an albino and such a vulnerable look on the face that men averted their
gaze when he approached . Neither Gipps nor anyone else who rejoiced that ...
Nature had endowed him with great intelligence but had given him the weak
eyes of an albino and such a vulnerable look on the face that men averted their
gaze when he approached . Neither Gipps nor anyone else who rejoiced that ...
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Nature and the laws of political economy had conspired to make New South
Wales a sheep - walk in which wool was grown most profitably by a few men .
Those ' ignorant clerks ' in London wanted to act both against nature and the laws
of ...
Nature and the laws of political economy had conspired to make New South
Wales a sheep - walk in which wool was grown most profitably by a few men .
Those ' ignorant clerks ' in London wanted to act both against nature and the laws
of ...
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guileless flocks lay down on green pastures and merry lambkins disported
without fear . These ' children of nature ' had proved that their nature was not
exactly the patient , plodding nature of shepherds . It was the nature of a
disgusting man ...
guileless flocks lay down on green pastures and merry lambkins disported
without fear . These ' children of nature ' had proved that their nature was not
exactly the patient , plodding nature of shepherds . It was the nature of a
disgusting man ...
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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 |
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| Title | A History of Australia: The beginning of an Australian civilization, 1824-1851 Volume 3 of A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Authors | Charles Manning Hope Clark, Manning Clark |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2011 |
| ISBN | 052284054X, 9780522840544 |
| Length | 491 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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