The Australian Legend"This book attempts to trace the historical origins and development of the Australian legend or national mystique. It argues that a specifically Australian outlook grew up first and most clearly among the bush workers in the Australian pastoral industry, and that this group has had an influence, completely disproportionate to its numerical and economic strength, on the attitudes of the whole Australian community."--Foreword |
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... A. B. Paterson , no less than that of Furphy shows , there was a region , or so it seemed , where the thought and feeling of the station was identical with that of the 6 shed . " The region was that in which the 4 THE AUSTRALIAN LEGEND.
... A. B. Paterson , no less than that of Furphy shows , there was a region , or so it seemed , where the thought and feeling of the station was identical with that of the 6 shed . " The region was that in which the 4 THE AUSTRALIAN LEGEND.
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... A. B. Peirce , Knocking About , etc. , ed . Mrs. Leatherbee , Yale 1924 , pp . 22-7 and passim . Peirce , who ... A. B. Paterson , Old Bush Songs , Sydney 1905 . VI THE BUSHRANGERS ' Tis of those gallant heroes , 144 THE AUSTRALIAN LEGEND.
... A. B. Peirce , Knocking About , etc. , ed . Mrs. Leatherbee , Yale 1924 , pp . 22-7 and passim . Peirce , who ... A. B. Paterson , Old Bush Songs , Sydney 1905 . VI THE BUSHRANGERS ' Tis of those gallant heroes , 144 THE AUSTRALIAN LEGEND.
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... Paterson's . ( See A. B. Paterson , Happy Despatches , Sydney 1934 , pp . v , 129-39 . ) 37 Imperialism , p . 3 . 38 E. Marin la Meslée , L'Australie Nouvelle , Paris 1883 , p . 76 ; and cp . James Backhouse , A Narrative of a Visit to ...
... Paterson's . ( See A. B. Paterson , Happy Despatches , Sydney 1934 , pp . v , 129-39 . ) 37 Imperialism , p . 3 . 38 E. Marin la Meslée , L'Australie Nouvelle , Paris 1883 , p . 76 ; and cp . James Backhouse , A Narrative of a Visit to ...
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