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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... tion marks . There seemed no reason for any other , or more sub- stantial , changes . Since the book was first published it has been the subject of a good deal of critical attention . This was naturally pleasing to the author and ...
... tion marks . There seemed no reason for any other , or more sub- stantial , changes . Since the book was first published it has been the subject of a good deal of critical attention . This was naturally pleasing to the author and ...
Page 151
... tion ' of the evil ; 14 but he does not seem to have realized that this ' class ' , at least if sympathizers be included in it , constituted a majority of the inhabitants of the colony . Perhaps he did realize the true position , but ...
... tion ' of the evil ; 14 but he does not seem to have realized that this ' class ' , at least if sympathizers be included in it , constituted a majority of the inhabitants of the colony . Perhaps he did realize the true position , but ...
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... who had been present at his hold - ups ' ( including some of the victims ) corroborated him.18 Bushrangers also singled out for special atten- tion those squatters who had the reputation of being hard 152 THE AUSTRALIAN LEGEND.
... who had been present at his hold - ups ' ( including some of the victims ) corroborated him.18 Bushrangers also singled out for special atten- tion those squatters who had the reputation of being hard 152 THE AUSTRALIAN LEGEND.
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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