A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888This 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 158
On 27 June Mr Burke and King set out to search for the blacks as their last hope
of survival . Wills , his legs and arms nearly skin and bone , was too weak to
follow them . In the presence of death he grew in stature . ' I can only look out ,
like Mr ...
On 27 June Mr Burke and King set out to search for the blacks as their last hope
of survival . Wills , his legs and arms nearly skin and bone , was too weak to
follow them . In the presence of death he grew in stature . ' I can only look out ,
like Mr ...
Page 332
But until the beginning of June 1880 the details of such a plan of revenge and
violent retribution had eluded him.23 The news of Aaron Sherritt's treachery
stirred him to action . Sometime in the autumn of 1880 Joe Byrne learnt that the
man he ...
But until the beginning of June 1880 the details of such a plan of revenge and
violent retribution had eluded him.23 The news of Aaron Sherritt's treachery
stirred him to action . Sometime in the autumn of 1880 Joe Byrne learnt that the
man he ...
Page 395
An immense throng of country people poured into the city to see the illuminations
in full blast . The night of 21 June was like that feast of lanterns described in the
story of Aladdin . Melbourne became like a fairyland , the brilliant and varied ...
An immense throng of country people poured into the city to see the illuminations
in full blast . The night of 21 June was like that feast of lanterns described in the
story of Aladdin . Melbourne became like a fairyland , the brilliant and varied ...
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Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO | 49 |
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| Title | A History of Australia: The earth abideth for ever, 1851-1888 Volume 4 of A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 Volume 4 of Dummy reekstitel |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2011 |
| ISBN | 0522841473, 9780522841473 |
| Length | 427 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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