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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... station to station horse- breaking or droving . His youth and early manhood were spent in the outback areas of New South Wales and Queensland , and it was these areas that furnished the material for all his yarns . Because of his tales ...
... station to station horse- breaking or droving . His youth and early manhood were spent in the outback areas of New South Wales and Queensland , and it was these areas that furnished the material for all his yarns . Because of his tales ...
Page 103
... station to another in search of more congenial work , or merely for a change of scene . This constant moving about , itself largely a result of the extreme isolation of bush life , helped in the psychological conquest of that isolation ...
... station to another in search of more congenial work , or merely for a change of scene . This constant moving about , itself largely a result of the extreme isolation of bush life , helped in the psychological conquest of that isolation ...
Page 191
... station to station , especially from the time of the approach of the shearing season , but , while the latter genuinely sought work from the squatters , the former did not . Instead he was careful to arrive at THE BUSHMAN COMES OF AGE 191.
... station to station , especially from the time of the approach of the shearing season , but , while the latter genuinely sought work from the squatters , the former did not . Instead he was careful to arrive at THE BUSHMAN COMES OF AGE 191.
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