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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... barbarism . So long as they were allowed to execute their barbarous laws and customs upon one another , so long would they remain hopelessly immersed in their state of barbarism . His remedy was to make them subject forthwith to British ...
... barbarism . So long as they were allowed to execute their barbarous laws and customs upon one another , so long would they remain hopelessly immersed in their state of barbarism . His remedy was to make them subject forthwith to British ...
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... barbarism.11 Just as the overlanders , capitalists , clergymen and school - teachers were winning the battle against barbarism , Edward John Eyre came back from the interior of their colony to tell them of the seas of desolation to the ...
... barbarism.11 Just as the overlanders , capitalists , clergymen and school - teachers were winning the battle against barbarism , Edward John Eyre came back from the interior of their colony to tell them of the seas of desolation to the ...
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... barbarism was about to begin in New South Wales . In the towns there was ignorance ; in the bush there was barbarism . In Sydney in May 1838 a girl of thirteen was found who did not know what the Bible was . She belonged to that half of ...
... barbarism was about to begin in New South Wales . In the towns there was ignorance ; in the bush there was barbarism . In Sydney in May 1838 a girl of thirteen was found who did not know what the Bible was . She belonged to that half of ...
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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