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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... political power being based on ' interests ' . He was equally opposed to the view of the Sydney radicals and the diggers on the gold - fields that political power should be based purely on population . He wanted land reform , but he ...
... political power being based on ' interests ' . He was equally opposed to the view of the Sydney radicals and the diggers on the gold - fields that political power should be based purely on population . He wanted land reform , but he ...
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... political foes and hold political power . He had lost all respect for other men in public life . In describing them he used the vocabulary of the cynic and the despiser . Martin was a ' humbug ' , Robertson's word was not to be trusted ...
... political foes and hold political power . He had lost all respect for other men in public life . In describing them he used the vocabulary of the cynic and the despiser . Martin was a ' humbug ' , Robertson's word was not to be trusted ...
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... political society . And he would tell them another thing : the priests had more political power in New South Wales than naturally belonged to them by virtue of their numbers . They already had men in public life who had declared that ...
... political society . And he would tell them another thing : the priests had more political power in New South Wales than naturally belonged to them by virtue of their numbers . They already had men in public life who had declared that ...
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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