A History of Australia, Volume 6The 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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On 5 June 1916 all those who put their faith in the British navy received a shock .
On that day the Australian press gave some details of a naval battle between the
German and British fleets off the coast of Jutland . On 31 May the British battle ...
On 5 June 1916 all those who put their faith in the British navy received a shock .
On that day the Australian press gave some details of a naval battle between the
German and British fleets off the coast of Jutland . On 31 May the British battle ...
Page 85
The German was really going to do it : the German army was thrusting against the
right flank of the British army , hoping to separate it from the French , drive it back
to the coast and destroy it as a fighting force , and then turn on the French .
The German was really going to do it : the German army was thrusting against the
right flank of the British army , hoping to separate it from the French , drive it back
to the coast and destroy it as a fighting force , and then turn on the French .
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Losing their way on the flight between Koepang and Darwin , Bertram landed the
plane on the desolate , rocky north - west coast of Australia near Wyndham . Forty
days later , at the point of death by starvation , Aborigines found them , gave ...
Losing their way on the flight between Koepang and Darwin , Bertram landed the
plane on the desolate , rocky north - west coast of Australia near Wyndham . Forty
days later , at the point of death by starvation , Aborigines found them , gave ...
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Contents
VICTORY OF THE COMFORTABLE CLASSES | 47 |
A DIVIDED AUSTRALIA | 80 |
John Joseph Ambrose Curtin and Robert Gordon Menzies frontispiece | 116 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 6 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1962 |
| ISBN | 0522843522, 9780522843521 |
| Length | 522 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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