A History of Australia: From the earliest times to the age of MacquarieThe late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and development of white settlement in Australia. Clark uses the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmers' wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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... Port Jackson ; their only nautical instrument was a very small pocket compass apparently of Dutch design . After an exchange . of presents , with Flinders giving them iron tools and a Union Jack , they parted . Flinders , to commemorate ...
... Port Jackson ; their only nautical instrument was a very small pocket compass apparently of Dutch design . After an exchange . of presents , with Flinders giving them iron tools and a Union Jack , they parted . Flinders , to commemorate ...
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... Port Jackson . This spoke favourably for the country , and added to the satisfaction they felt in having made the discovery . On 20 November they were off the entrance of a wide estuary which they ex- plored over the next twenty odd ...
... Port Jackson . This spoke favourably for the country , and added to the satisfaction they felt in having made the discovery . On 20 November they were off the entrance of a wide estuary which they ex- plored over the next twenty odd ...
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... Port Jackson and Norfolk Island , made the British government decide to remove a proportion of the settlers and con- victs from there to a place whose soil and climate recommended it as a site for a settlement . King believed Port ...
... Port Jackson and Norfolk Island , made the British government decide to remove a proportion of the settlers and con- victs from there to a place whose soil and climate recommended it as a site for a settlement . King believed Port ...
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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