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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... ship doomed . The next day he got the Parmelia off the rocks . He was lucky enough not to have a similar ordeal with the Sulphur whose captain almost repeated his own error when the ship moved into Cockburn Sound . His wife roughed it ...
... ship doomed . The next day he got the Parmelia off the rocks . He was lucky enough not to have a similar ordeal with the Sulphur whose captain almost repeated his own error when the ship moved into Cockburn Sound . His wife roughed it ...
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... ship with those women whom Goderich sometimes referred to as ' female servants ' and sometimes as the improvers of the morals of the people of New South Wales . In March 1832 he informed Bourke that a ship would leave in April , its ...
... ship with those women whom Goderich sometimes referred to as ' female servants ' and sometimes as the improvers of the morals of the people of New South Wales . In March 1832 he informed Bourke that a ship would leave in April , its ...
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... ship might expect the best offers of employ- ment , and those who bore the character of having been quarrelsome and refractory would naturally be avoided . In government ships , from 30 March 1839 , migrants were to be out of bed by 7 ...
... ship might expect the best offers of employ- ment , and those who bore the character of having been quarrelsome and refractory would naturally be avoided . In government ships , from 30 March 1839 , migrants were to be out of bed by 7 ...
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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