The Australian Legend"This book attempts to trace the historical origins and development of the Australian legend or national mystique. It argues that a specifically Australian outlook grew up first and most clearly among the bush workers in the Australian pastoral industry, and that this group has had an influence, completely disproportionate to its numerical and economic strength, on the attitudes of the whole Australian community."--Foreword |
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Page 70
... fact , of course , attracted many thither . Probably more important was the fact that the outback offered something nearly approaching absolute economic security , albeit at what was , from a middle - class point of view , a relatively ...
... fact , of course , attracted many thither . Probably more important was the fact that the outback offered something nearly approaching absolute economic security , albeit at what was , from a middle - class point of view , a relatively ...
Page 88
Russel Braddock Ward. from the fact that itinerant Catholic priests were seen in the bush more often than were those of ... fact that the economy was almost purely pastoral accentuated the tendency . In the older and more fertile areas of ...
Russel Braddock Ward. from the fact that itinerant Catholic priests were seen in the bush more often than were those of ... fact that the economy was almost purely pastoral accentuated the tendency . In the older and more fertile areas of ...
Page 91
... fact that there were relatively few half - caste people in the interior , despite the wide- spread miscegenation . Many writers , either ignorant of the facts or prompted by sentimentality , have attempted the scarcely possible task of ...
... fact that there were relatively few half - caste people in the interior , despite the wide- spread miscegenation . Many writers , either ignorant of the facts or prompted by sentimentality , have attempted the scarcely possible task of ...
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