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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31 influence of a man of letters in a society where ' grocerdom ' and the ' money .
changers ' set the tone of life . ... He believed , as he put it in a letter in 1922 , the '
space is cleared and if cows and bagmen choose to dance upon it , at least the ...
31 influence of a man of letters in a society where ' grocerdom ' and the ' money .
changers ' set the tone of life . ... He believed , as he put it in a letter in 1922 , the '
space is cleared and if cows and bagmen choose to dance upon it , at least the ...
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Your letters ( are ) not the letters of anyone who could imaginably be a lover of
the person to whom they are written ' . She added as a postscript : ' Some day you
'll write me a love letter & I'll be natural again . Some wretched formalism in me ...
Your letters ( are ) not the letters of anyone who could imaginably be a lover of
the person to whom they are written ' . She added as a postscript : ' Some day you
'll write me a love letter & I'll be natural again . Some wretched formalism in me ...
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On the same day the Governor asked the Premier by letter either to show proof
that the instructions in the circular were within the law or , if they were not , to
have them withdrawn . He insisted on a firm reply by 11 a.m. on Friday 13 May .
On the same day the Governor asked the Premier by letter either to show proof
that the instructions in the circular were within the law or , if they were not , to
have them withdrawn . He insisted on a firm reply by 11 a.m. on Friday 13 May .
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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 |
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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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