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 179
... a proud Australian that he looked forward to the time when the confederation of
British colonies in this hemisphere would be looked upon as one of the most
brilliant constellations in the diadem of Imperial Britain . After all , both those
strains ...
... a proud Australian that he looked forward to the time when the confederation of
British colonies in this hemisphere would be looked upon as one of the most
brilliant constellations in the diadem of Imperial Britain . After all , both those
strains ...
Page 306
They looked to London to rescue the landed interest from the oppression from
which it suffered in New South Wales . 41 By an odd irony the critics of the
Pastoral Association also looked to London rather than to the people of New
South ...
They looked to London to rescue the landed interest from the oppression from
which it suffered in New South Wales . 41 By an odd irony the critics of the
Pastoral Association also looked to London rather than to the people of New
South ...
Page 331
It looked as though that dead hand of the past which had condemned them to the
fate of a stricken people while New South Wales was shedding convictism was
about to be removed . It looked as though Van Diemen ' s Land was about to ...
It looked as though that dead hand of the past which had condemned them to the
fate of a stricken people while New South Wales was shedding convictism was
about to be removed . It looked as though Van Diemen ' s Land was about to ...
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Contents
THE IRONAGE MEN OF NEW HOLLAND | 1 |
ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAINS GENTRY | 19 |
A BRITISH PROVINCE WITH A LAUDABLE PURPOSE | 53 |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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