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 74
... never be put right by the government of incapables in Melbourne , until impoverished gentlemen , poor authors , newspaper writers , doctors , lawyers , clerks and reduced merchants ceased forthwith to be treated as hordes of children or ...
... never be put right by the government of incapables in Melbourne , until impoverished gentlemen , poor authors , newspaper writers , doctors , lawyers , clerks and reduced merchants ceased forthwith to be treated as hordes of children or ...
Page 189
... never never " . So love matters remained in abeyance , while the men busied themselves with ' run matters ' . These women only had to look at what the men wore , and what they spent their money on -- no expense ever being spared on all ...
... never never " . So love matters remained in abeyance , while the men busied themselves with ' run matters ' . These women only had to look at what the men wore , and what they spent their money on -- no expense ever being spared on all ...
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... never more charming than when their graces were ' enveloped in a becoming dress ' . Giles never wavered in his judgement on the aborigines . Setting out on the third and successful attempt to cross the continent from the telegraph line ...
... never more charming than when their graces were ' enveloped in a becoming dress ' . Giles never wavered in his judgement on the aborigines . Setting out on the third and successful attempt to cross the continent from the telegraph line ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED 533 | 5 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE MAN | 23 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 45 |
Copyright | |
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