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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... began to move their goods and chattels over the plain to Adelaide . One young man used a wheelbarrow . The Fisher family put their mother on a pony with a mattress and walked beside her to Adelaide . There , as at Holdfast Bay , the ...
... began to move their goods and chattels over the plain to Adelaide . One young man used a wheelbarrow . The Fisher family put their mother on a pony with a mattress and walked beside her to Adelaide . There , as at Holdfast Bay , the ...
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... began to decline . After John Batman's eighth child — a son -was drowned , he seemed to lose all faith in himself as a man and to wander around the settlement of Bearbrass on the Yarra Yarra like a man who knew his days were numbered ...
... began to decline . After John Batman's eighth child — a son -was drowned , he seemed to lose all faith in himself as a man and to wander around the settlement of Bearbrass on the Yarra Yarra like a man who knew his days were numbered ...
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... began with prayer . In the national schools the day began with the reading of one of those edifying pieces designed to rouse benevolence and kindness in the hearts of the children . In Catholic schools children absent from mass on ...
... began with prayer . In the national schools the day began with the reading of one of those edifying pieces designed to rouse benevolence and kindness in the hearts of the children . In Catholic schools children absent from mass on ...
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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