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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The method using convicts in New South Wales and Van Diemen ' s Land had
been found to be attended with the grave moral evils of slavery and to create the
germs of nations said to be most depraved in their vicious propensities . The
penal ...
The method using convicts in New South Wales and Van Diemen ' s Land had
been found to be attended with the grave moral evils of slavery and to create the
germs of nations said to be most depraved in their vicious propensities . The
penal ...
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that evil spirit left them , in fits of remorse and shame they turned to their God for
comfort and strength and swore they would try by His help not to sin again . Men
tormented by the gap between their passions and God ' s commands began to ...
that evil spirit left them , in fits of remorse and shame they turned to their God for
comfort and strength and swore they would try by His help not to sin again . Men
tormented by the gap between their passions and God ' s commands began to ...
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But his mind never went on to ask why ' as the birds that are taken in an evil net ,
and as the birds that are caught in the snare ' , so here in Van Diemen ' s Land
were the sons of men snared . His religious convictions planted in him a vast ...
But his mind never went on to ask why ' as the birds that are taken in an evil net ,
and as the birds that are caught in the snare ' , so here in Van Diemen ' s Land
were the sons of men snared . His religious convictions planted in him a vast ...
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Contents
ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAINS GENTRY | 17 |
A BRITISH PROVINCE WITH A LAUDABLE PURPOSE | 42 |
HIGH NOON FOR MORAL IMPROVERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 62 |
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| Title | A History of Australia: The beginning of an Australian civilization, 1824-1851 Volume 3 of A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Authors | Charles Manning Hope Clark, Manning Clark |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 052284054X, 9780522840544 |
| Length | 491 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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