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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... believed , to be taught to know all those productions of nature in preference to Greek and Latin . It remained the ruling passion of his life , and lingered long after the fires of love and ambition had died in his breast . In 1766 he ...
... believed , to be taught to know all those productions of nature in preference to Greek and Latin . It remained the ruling passion of his life , and lingered long after the fires of love and ambition had died in his breast . In 1766 he ...
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... believed in leniency ; Bigge recommended a maintenance of that degree of severity and vigour by which alone , in his view , the punishment of transportation might be made a subject of dread even to the worst offenders . Macquarie believed ...
... believed in leniency ; Bigge recommended a maintenance of that degree of severity and vigour by which alone , in his view , the punishment of transportation might be made a subject of dread even to the worst offenders . Macquarie believed ...
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... believed he would not be able to erase from the memory or feelings of others.10 Macquarie believed in the distribution of convicts to government work ; Bigge recommended that the employment of convicts in the management of sheep might ...
... believed he would not be able to erase from the memory or feelings of others.10 Macquarie believed in the distribution of convicts to government work ; Bigge recommended that the employment of convicts in the management of sheep might ...
Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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