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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... punishment , but was obliged by the regulations to take offenders accused of a minor offence before a single magistrate , who could order a punishment of twenty - five lashes . For a more serious offence the convict was tried before a ...
... punishment , but was obliged by the regulations to take offenders accused of a minor offence before a single magistrate , who could order a punishment of twenty - five lashes . For a more serious offence the convict was tried before a ...
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... punishment of assigned servants were very similar to those for the punishment of convicts in government service . For a minor offence against convict regulations the employer was required to lay a charge against his servant before a ...
... punishment of assigned servants were very similar to those for the punishment of convicts in government service . For a minor offence against convict regulations the employer was required to lay a charge against his servant before a ...
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... punishment and reformation of the convicts . Macquarie 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 ...
... punishment and reformation of the convicts . Macquarie 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 ...
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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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