A History of Australia [vol. 3]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 139
... night crowds thronged the streets of their illuminated city . Forty gentle- men , the cream of the native - born , sat down to the traditional anniversary dinner to drink their toast to ' the land , boys , we live in ' . But that night ...
... night crowds thronged the streets of their illuminated city . Forty gentle- men , the cream of the native - born , sat down to the traditional anniversary dinner to drink their toast to ' the land , boys , we live in ' . But that night ...
Page 185
... night , but when Conrad Knowles , a native - born Australian , celebrated his return from London in 1839 by putting on a performance of Hamlet , the attendance was so beg- garly on the second night that Knowles had to take it off and ...
... night , but when Conrad Knowles , a native - born Australian , celebrated his return from London in 1839 by putting on a performance of Hamlet , the attendance was so beg- garly on the second night that Knowles had to take it off and ...
Page 377
... night , while another emancipist , Sam Lyons , boasted to the ladies about how many peas he proposed to stuff down at supper time . Entertainment was on a lavish scale . At Camperdown the Mayor of Sydney often entertained up to eighty ...
... night , while another emancipist , Sam Lyons , boasted to the ladies about how many peas he proposed to stuff down at supper time . Entertainment was on a lavish scale . At Camperdown the Mayor of Sydney often entertained up to eighty ...
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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