A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888This fourth volume continues the story [of the history of Australia] from the discovery of gold in February 1851 to the centenary of the coming of European civilization to Australia on January 26 1888. Its vital theme concerns the debate in Australian about the life of man without God; and the impending breakdown of bourgeois society, succeeded by an age of ruins. |
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Page 148
Those words were music in Burke ' s ears . Trusting his own very fallible
judgement , Mr Burke chose George James Landells as his second - in -
command , not sensing then that that greedy man would stir the madness in his
own blood .
Those words were music in Burke ' s ears . Trusting his own very fallible
judgement , Mr Burke chose George James Landells as his second - in -
command , not sensing then that that greedy man would stir the madness in his
own blood .
Page 150
There as Mr Burke charmed and entertained the ladies in the squatter ' s parlour
at Murray Downs Station , the assistants became disgustingly drunk on beer , and
the camels indulged in sexual play before the eyes of the ladies of the town to ...
There as Mr Burke charmed and entertained the ladies in the squatter ' s parlour
at Murray Downs Station , the assistants became disgustingly drunk on beer , and
the camels indulged in sexual play before the eyes of the ladies of the town to ...
Page 153
16 On 16 December 1860 , after the words of farewell had been said , during
which William Patton had wept like a little child on being parted from Mr Burke ,
the party of four set out in the direction of the Gulf of Carpentaria . Mr Burke was ...
16 On 16 December 1860 , after the words of farewell had been said , during
which William Patton had wept like a little child on being parted from Mr Burke ,
the party of four set out in the direction of the Gulf of Carpentaria . Mr Burke was ...
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PROLOGUE | 1 |
THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
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| Title | A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888 Volume 4 of A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 Volume 4 of Dummy reekstitel |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1962 |
| ISBN | 0522841473, 9780522841473 |
| Length | 427 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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