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 106
... period , another bullock - drivers ' song which is unquestionably genuine . " The Old Bullock Dray ' , like most folk - ballads , has been added to and changed by many singers , so that it contains references to John Robertson ...
... period , another bullock - drivers ' song which is unquestionably genuine . " The Old Bullock Dray ' , like most folk - ballads , has been added to and changed by many singers , so that it contains references to John Robertson ...
Page 165
... period Hancock writes : ' Aus- tralian nationalism took definite form in the class struggle between the landless majority and the land - monopolizing squatters.'39 In both periods bushrangers expressed these deep - seated feelings not ...
... period Hancock writes : ' Aus- tralian nationalism took definite form in the class struggle between the landless majority and the land - monopolizing squatters.'39 In both periods bushrangers expressed these deep - seated feelings not ...
Page 210
... period of Australian agricultural expansion , during which the acreage under wheat grew from about 5 % million to 15 million acres . In the following thirty - year period , from 1920 to 1950 , acreage under wheat increased by only about ...
... period of Australian agricultural expansion , during which the acreage under wheat grew from about 5 % million to 15 million acres . In the following thirty - year period , from 1920 to 1950 , acreage under wheat increased by only about ...
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