A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 236
... wanted women as they were ; they wanted women as God and nature had decreed they should be . A man who was a bachelor and , on his own confession , ' gay and fully appreciative of the charms of ladies ' society ' , a ' lover of balls ...
... wanted women as they were ; they wanted women as God and nature had decreed they should be . A man who was a bachelor and , on his own confession , ' gay and fully appreciative of the charms of ladies ' society ' , a ' lover of balls ...
Page 399
... wanted to stop purity being driven to harlotry , for purity was another of his great obsessions . He wanted to stop corruption infesting the forces of humanity . Lane's remedy for all the misery of mankind was not a change in the ...
... wanted to stop purity being driven to harlotry , for purity was another of his great obsessions . He wanted to stop corruption infesting the forces of humanity . Lane's remedy for all the misery of mankind was not a change in the ...
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... wanted them to learn to love the blue flag with the white cross , that bonny ' flag of the Southern Cross ' , which rose only once to mark the brightest spot in Australian history . He wanted them to acquire a preference for some ...
... wanted them to learn to love the blue flag with the white cross , that bonny ' flag of the Southern Cross ' , which rose only once to mark the brightest spot in Australian history . He wanted them to acquire a preference for some ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 45 |
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