A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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... tocsin of revolution ran through the length and breadth of the colony ' . From that time he had been determined to ' take no model from foreign schemes of revolutionary rebellion ' . He had planned , he said , from that time to ...
... tocsin of revolution ran through the length and breadth of the colony ' . From that time he had been determined to ' take no model from foreign schemes of revolutionary rebellion ' . He had planned , he said , from that time to ...
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... tocsin , and the threat of what he called the ' insane rabble ' . But that was one more proof of what the Empire called his ' miserable dotage ' . For the speakers on that day spoke like good respectable bourgeoisie rather than ...
... tocsin , and the threat of what he called the ' insane rabble ' . But that was one more proof of what the Empire called his ' miserable dotage ' . For the speakers on that day spoke like good respectable bourgeoisie rather than ...
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... tocsin was sounded : drums were beaten to round up the diggers for protest meetings . Buckland River and Lambing Flat were cited as precedents . Some talked of using the rifle on the ' Chinkies ' : one man boasted that he had spent much ...
... tocsin was sounded : drums were beaten to round up the diggers for protest meetings . Buckland River and Lambing Flat were cited as precedents . Some talked of using the rifle on the ' Chinkies ' : one man boasted that he had spent much ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 45 |
Copyright | |
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