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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Page 45
... Transportation , 1837-38 , p . xiv ff . 31 R. Therry , op . cit . , p . 58 : " The term pure merino , a designation given to sheep where there is no cross - blood in the flocks , was applied to mark a class who were not only free and ...
... Transportation , 1837-38 , p . xiv ff . 31 R. Therry , op . cit . , p . 58 : " The term pure merino , a designation given to sheep where there is no cross - blood in the flocks , was applied to mark a class who were not only free and ...
Page 69
... Transportation and Colonization , etc. , London 1837 , pp . iv - vi ; R. Therry , Reminiscences , etc. , London 1863 , p . 146 ; and T. Potter Macqueen , Australia As She Is and As She May Be , London 1840 , p . 17 . 16 The Emigrant ...
... Transportation and Colonization , etc. , London 1837 , pp . iv - vi ; R. Therry , Reminiscences , etc. , London 1863 , p . 146 ; and T. Potter Macqueen , Australia As She Is and As She May Be , London 1840 , p . 17 . 16 The Emigrant ...
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... Transportation , 1812 , Appendix No. 1 , p . 23 , Hunter's evidence ; and cp . David Collins , Account of the English Colony in New South Wales , etc. , 2 vols . , London 1802 , vol . 2 , pp . 130 , 197-8 , 276-7 . 38 Rev. David ...
... Transportation , 1812 , Appendix No. 1 , p . 23 , Hunter's evidence ; and cp . David Collins , Account of the English Colony in New South Wales , etc. , 2 vols . , London 1802 , vol . 2 , pp . 130 , 197-8 , 276-7 . 38 Rev. David ...
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