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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... labour of the assigned convicts on his grazing runs , naturally enough thought it a ' most judicious plan to assign ... convict transportation and that convict labour was far better than the drunken . persons who had been thrown into the ...
... labour of the assigned convicts on his grazing runs , naturally enough thought it a ' most judicious plan to assign ... convict transportation and that convict labour was far better than the drunken . persons who had been thrown into the ...
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... labour of convicts and ex - convicts to create the wealth that would enable their families to wear fine clothes ... convict ship , had received a grant of two thousand acres at Cullen Bullen which was worked by cheap convict labour . In ...
... labour of convicts and ex - convicts to create the wealth that would enable their families to wear fine clothes ... convict ship , had received a grant of two thousand acres at Cullen Bullen which was worked by cheap convict labour . In ...
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... labour , and the fear of bourgeois and worker that convicts would debauch their morals and postpone their enjoyment of all the birthrights of Englishmen also dominated public life . On 29 December 1846 employers of convict labour and ...
... labour , and the fear of bourgeois and worker that convicts would debauch their morals and postpone their enjoyment of all the birthrights of Englishmen also dominated public life . On 29 December 1846 employers of convict labour and ...
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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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