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Page 277
... bush that habits of mutual helpfulness arose , which in turn led to gratitude and regard for each other . Under such circum- stances men often stood by one another through thick and thin . In fact the feeling that a man ought to be able ...
... bush that habits of mutual helpfulness arose , which in turn led to gratitude and regard for each other . Under such circum- stances men often stood by one another through thick and thin . In fact the feeling that a man ought to be able ...
Page 334
... bush was a more power- ful leveller of social distinctions than any machine invented in the Old World . Besides , the Australian bush had rarely provided the setting for any pastoral idyll but rather the setting for the dusky savage and ...
... bush was a more power- ful leveller of social distinctions than any machine invented in the Old World . Besides , the Australian bush had rarely provided the setting for any pastoral idyll but rather the setting for the dusky savage and ...
Page 357
... Australian bush at mid - century was peopled by many a Peter Grimes fond of the ' exercise ' of thrashing wife or children ) , the enraged man set fire to the bush . A strong wind fanned the flames . Salvado ran to the chapel , took the ...
... Australian bush at mid - century was peopled by many a Peter Grimes fond of the ' exercise ' of thrashing wife or children ) , the enraged man set fire to the bush . A strong wind fanned the flames . Salvado ran to the chapel , took the ...
Contents
HIGH NOON FOR MORAL IMPROVERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 73 |
OVERSTRAITERS OVERLANDERS AND OTHERS DESCEND | 84 |
ENGLANDS ECHO IN THE ANTIPODES | 113 |
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