A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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... told rather rudely to ' speak up ' , began by saying that as one of Australia's native sons he might be expected to speak with something like real feeling on a question connected with the political institutions of the country . But he ...
... told rather rudely to ' speak up ' , began by saying that as one of Australia's native sons he might be expected to speak with something like real feeling on a question connected with the political institutions of the country . But he ...
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... told them of the behaviour of a Mr Mackay , the head of the police , who went out at night after a glass too much and annoyed and insulted diggers by poking bayonets into closed tents . He told them about Sergeant Worsley who had kept ...
... told them of the behaviour of a Mr Mackay , the head of the police , who went out at night after a glass too much and annoyed and insulted diggers by poking bayonets into closed tents . He told them about Sergeant Worsley who had kept ...
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... told his admirers he was ' still an Irish rebel to the backbone and to the spinal marrow ' . Modesty was not one of his virtues . Privately he told his friends in Melbourne that in colonial society he felt himself to be a whale among ...
... told his admirers he was ' still an Irish rebel to the backbone and to the spinal marrow ' . Modesty was not one of his virtues . Privately he told his friends in Melbourne that in colonial society he felt himself to be a whale among ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 45 |
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