A History of Australia: The beginning of an Australian civilization, 1824-1851The late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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Page 126
... South Wales commonly known as Australia Felix drafted a petition for separation from New South Wales . As they saw it , their situation as residents of a free province which formed part of a penal colony was attended with many evils ...
... South Wales commonly known as Australia Felix drafted a petition for separation from New South Wales . As they saw it , their situation as residents of a free province which formed part of a penal colony was attended with many evils ...
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... South Wales . They were angry with Father W. B. Ullathorne for telling the Transportation Committee that there was sodomy in New South Wales ; they were angry with the Reverend J. Dunmore Lang for calling the land they lived in ' a dung ...
... South Wales . They were angry with Father W. B. Ullathorne for telling the Transportation Committee that there was sodomy in New South Wales ; they were angry with the Reverend J. Dunmore Lang for calling the land they lived in ' a dung ...
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... South Wales outside the limits of location . Nor were they blighted . with bush barbarism and the other evils attendant on dispersion of settle- ment . In 1841 there were just over six thousand people in the town of Adelaide and nearly ...
... South Wales outside the limits of location . Nor were they blighted . with bush barbarism and the other evils attendant on dispersion of settle- ment . In 1841 there were just over six thousand people in the town of Adelaide and nearly ...
Contents
ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAINS GENTRY | 17 |
HIGH NOON FOR MORAL IMPROVERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 73 |
OVERSTRAITERS OVERLANDERS AND OTHERS DESCEND | 84 |
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