A History of Australia, Volume 6The 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 develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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Page 205
... stood for Britain , These by foreign marksmen smitten ; Praise them for their names are written High in storied fame . None their ranks could sunder ; Who could shirk or blunder So stood they true To the old Dark Blue , And all their ...
... stood for Britain , These by foreign marksmen smitten ; Praise them for their names are written High in storied fame . None their ranks could sunder ; Who could shirk or blunder So stood they true To the old Dark Blue , And all their ...
Page 402
... stood for but so far had not attained . The Bridge would unite people with similar aims and ideals . It was a happy example of the blending of English and Australian resources . The engineering brains and the finance had come from the ...
... stood for but so far had not attained . The Bridge would unite people with similar aims and ideals . It was a happy example of the blending of English and Australian resources . The engineering brains and the finance had come from the ...
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... stood in his way . He was known as ' Foregone ' , the political bully . The bar- room wits made another play on his name , but they had to be careful lest he discover the word - coiner , because he was not only the uncriticizable : he ...
... stood in his way . He was known as ' Foregone ' , the political bully . The bar- room wits made another play on his name , but they had to be careful lest he discover the word - coiner , because he was not only the uncriticizable : he ...
Contents
A DIVIDED AUSTRALIA | 80 |
John Joseph Ambrose Curtin and Robert Gordon Menzies frontispiece | 116 |
5 | 127 |
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