A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 26
... evidence pointed to a decline in the aboriginal population . The depressing thing for the white man was that the partial assumption of civilized habits was said to be the main cause of this decrease in numbers . Formerly the aborigines ...
... evidence pointed to a decline in the aboriginal population . The depressing thing for the white man was that the partial assumption of civilized habits was said to be the main cause of this decrease in numbers . Formerly the aborigines ...
Page 86
... evidence of their commitment to being ' Sydney - side Saxons ' or ' Melbourne Englishmen ' , that dual loyalty and attachment which permeated their whole lives . As evidence of the special colonial twist to the principle of equality of ...
... evidence of their commitment to being ' Sydney - side Saxons ' or ' Melbourne Englishmen ' , that dual loyalty and attachment which permeated their whole lives . As evidence of the special colonial twist to the principle of equality of ...
Page 168
... evidence about this practice of dummying . Local members of parliament in districts where selection was threatened or actually in operation had their palms greased . Near Echuca the directors of the firm of Younghus- bands used the ...
... evidence about this practice of dummying . Local members of parliament in districts where selection was threatened or actually in operation had their palms greased . Near Echuca the directors of the firm of Younghus- bands used the ...
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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