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 64
... native race , universally , a most un- toward feeling toward the common course of the law.'32 And Melville affirmed that the military barracks were moved ' at a cost of £ 60,000 ' from George Street , in the centre of Sydney , to Surry ...
... native race , universally , a most un- toward feeling toward the common course of the law.'32 And Melville affirmed that the military barracks were moved ' at a cost of £ 60,000 ' from George Street , in the centre of Sydney , to Surry ...
Page 113
... native - born population , even in Victoria , was significantly higher than that of the population as a whole ; while Table X shows that this former rate was higher still , if to the native - born be added the ex - convict population ...
... native - born population , even in Victoria , was significantly higher than that of the population as a whole ; while Table X shows that this former rate was higher still , if to the native - born be added the ex - convict population ...
Page 174
... native hills , I love freedom and detest cruelty to man or beast . ' Bushrangers often made a display of partiality for native - born Australians , as on the occasion when Gilbert , O'Meally , ' and a young man wearing a mask ' robbed ...
... native hills , I love freedom and detest cruelty to man or beast . ' Bushrangers often made a display of partiality for native - born Australians , as on the occasion when Gilbert , O'Meally , ' and a young man wearing a mask ' robbed ...
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A. B. Paterson Aborigines American attitude Australian national ballads become Ben Hall Britain British Bulletin bullock-drivers bush-workers bushmen bushrangers cabbage-tree hat cattle chum collectivist colonists colony contemporary criminals Currency Lad Diemen's Land diggers diggings districts Donahoo early economic emancipists Emigrant England English ethos fact feeling felt free immigrants frontier frontiersman Furphy Gold Rush goldfields Harris History influence interior Irish Jack John labour later less Library of Victoria living London masters mates mateship Melbourne middle-class native native-born Ned Kelly never nineteenth century noble savage nomad tribe Norfolk Island old hands outback outlook pastoral workers Paterson perhaps period Plains police political popular population prisoners Queensland sentiment Settlers and Convicts shearers shearing sheep shepherd social society South Wales squatters stanza station swagman Sydney tended tion tradition tralia Transportation Turner typical University up-country Van Diemen's Land Victoria working-class writes wrote