A History of Australia, Volume 4This fourth volume continues the story [of the history of Australia] from the discovery of gold in February 1851 to the centenary of the coming of European civilization to Australia on January 26 1888. Its vital theme concerns the debate in Australian about the life of man without God; and the impending breakdown of bourgeois society, succeeded by an age of ruins. |
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... flowers about the home ' which would indicate a love for the pure and the beautiful . The growth of democracy was already beginning to do this for the great body of the people : it was increasing their self - respect , quickening their ...
... flowers about the home ' which would indicate a love for the pure and the beautiful . The growth of democracy was already beginning to do this for the great body of the people : it was increasing their self - respect , quickening their ...
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... flowers of the field . As the priest read more of those solemn words , Ben Hall's sister - in - law , shaking with grief and anger , shouted out that if it had not been for the treachery of Ben Hall's wife , who gave her body to a ...
... flowers of the field . As the priest read more of those solemn words , Ben Hall's sister - in - law , shaking with grief and anger , shouted out that if it had not been for the treachery of Ben Hall's wife , who gave her body to a ...
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... flowers , bands of music , loud cheering and waving of handkerchiefs . Five thousand people turned up for the torchlight procession through the town . A fortnight later he was in Adelaide . There a large crowd cheered him very heartily ...
... flowers , bands of music , loud cheering and waving of handkerchiefs . Five thousand people turned up for the torchlight procession through the town . A fortnight later he was in Adelaide . There a large crowd cheered him very heartily ...
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THE POSSESSED 533 | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 45 |
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