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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Page 196
... John Forrest hoped to rescue Western Australia from the reputation given to it by Willem de Vlamingh in 1697 as an ' arid , barren and wild land ' . Some people in Perth warned Forrest that he was on ' a wild goose chase ' , but Forrest ...
... John Forrest hoped to rescue Western Australia from the reputation given to it by Willem de Vlamingh in 1697 as an ' arid , barren and wild land ' . Some people in Perth warned Forrest that he was on ' a wild goose chase ' , but Forrest ...
Page 197
... Forrest never let his heart be troubled . When one of the wild blacks of the interior told them on 31 May 1869 to go ... John Forrest ventured to record that their vocal efforts were as sincerely and heartily made in the Australian ...
... Forrest never let his heart be troubled . When one of the wild blacks of the interior told them on 31 May 1869 to go ... John Forrest ventured to record that their vocal efforts were as sincerely and heartily made in the Australian ...
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... John Forrest , were in a dilemma . Western Australia was still a pioneer society : from Car- narvon to the Kimberleys settlers were advancing into the wilderness and bringing the rudiments of civilization to areas where previously ...
... John Forrest , were in a dilemma . Western Australia was still a pioneer society : from Car- narvon to the Kimberleys settlers were advancing into the wilderness and bringing the rudiments of civilization to areas where previously ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED 533 | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 45 |
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