A History of Australia: 'The old dead and the young tree green', 1916-1935Melbourne University Press, 1963 - Australia |
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... Geelong had a warm , cosy song about the feats of their players : Any plum , any pud Any wee Georgy Wood [ a reference to a popular comedian ] Are the Geebungs any good ? For they met the old Tigers [ Richmond ] in 1922 They met the old ...
... Geelong had a warm , cosy song about the feats of their players : Any plum , any pud Any wee Georgy Wood [ a reference to a popular comedian ] Are the Geebungs any good ? For they met the old Tigers [ Richmond ] in 1922 They met the old ...
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... Geelong.2 25 Australians believed in sacrifice of life for King , Country and Empire . They did not believe in spilling human blood for the sake of some future harmony . Human blood was not the manure for some future happiness . They ...
... Geelong.2 25 Australians believed in sacrifice of life for King , Country and Empire . They did not believe in spilling human blood for the sake of some future harmony . Human blood was not the manure for some future happiness . They ...
Contents
VICTORY OF THE COMFORTABLE CLASSES | 47 |
A DIVIDED AUSTRALIA | 80 |
John Joseph Ambrose Curtin and Robert Gordon Menzies frontispiece | 116 |
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