A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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... night , as the banks and the nearby hillside were beaten bare by human feet . In that canvas town the painted signboard was up : ' Intoxicating liquors sold here ' . By day and night shouting , reeling men fingered their way home along ...
... night , as the banks and the nearby hillside were beaten bare by human feet . In that canvas town the painted signboard was up : ' Intoxicating liquors sold here ' . By day and night shouting , reeling men fingered their way home along ...
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... night of 30 November , that ' very strong measures are necessary in this gold field , and that sedition must be put down by force ' . Conciliatory measures would only do harm ; the disaffected must be coerced . On the night of 2 ...
... night of 30 November , that ' very strong measures are necessary in this gold field , and that sedition must be put down by force ' . Conciliatory measures would only do harm ; the disaffected must be coerced . On the night of 2 ...
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... night . Superintendent Hare , a gentleman on the field of battle , called out , ' Come on then boys . ' Ned was heard to shout in the language of the bush , ' Fire away you bloody dogs . ' Those police whom Ned had condemned to a ...
... night . Superintendent Hare , a gentleman on the field of battle , called out , ' Come on then boys . ' Ned was heard to shout in the language of the bush , ' Fire away you bloody dogs . ' Those police whom Ned had condemned to a ...
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THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN 23 2 453 | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
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