A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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... party of blacks entered a shepherd's hut and dragged a white woman outside . While two threatened her with nulla ... the labour of blackfellows did not exceed the cost of adminis- tration . The sheepmen grumbled about setting aside land ...
... party of blacks entered a shepherd's hut and dragged a white woman outside . While two threatened her with nulla ... the labour of blackfellows did not exceed the cost of adminis- tration . The sheepmen grumbled about setting aside land ...
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... the labour of their hands ; they planted seed only to see most of it gobbled by the cockatoos , and the young shoots ... party , at which they ate hugely , drank copiously , and danced to the concertina with gusto till sun - up , when ...
... the labour of their hands ; they planted seed only to see most of it gobbled by the cockatoos , and the young shoots ... party , at which they ate hugely , drank copiously , and danced to the concertina with gusto till sun - up , when ...
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... party from Government House in Adelaide with champagne , spirits and soda water . John Riddoch's wife was stout and ... the labour of their hands , the plough and the horse with which to extract a living from the soil . In 1843 John ...
... party from Government House in Adelaide with champagne , spirits and soda water . John Riddoch's wife was stout and ... the labour of their hands , the plough and the horse with which to extract a living from the soil . In 1843 John ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 45 |
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