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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Page 130
They wanted many things. They wanted ample provision for the future of returned
soldiers: they wanted the full encouragement of industries the war had shown to
be vital to national interests: they wanted direct representation of producers on ...
They wanted many things. They wanted ample provision for the future of returned
soldiers: they wanted the full encouragement of industries the war had shown to
be vital to national interests: they wanted direct representation of producers on ...
Page 144
They wanted jobs and payment in cash. The officials of the Returned Sailors and
Soldiers demanded something be done about it quickly. At demonstrations to
draw attention to the plight of the returned men, speakers asked for a sustenance
...
They wanted jobs and payment in cash. The officials of the Returned Sailors and
Soldiers demanded something be done about it quickly. At demonstrations to
draw attention to the plight of the returned men, speakers asked for a sustenance
...
Page 279
David Unaipon wanted the white man to cease patronizing the blackfellows as '
little children' who had a chance in the kingdom of heaven, but drew blanks and
never prizes in the white man's world. The white man should be shown that the ...
David Unaipon wanted the white man to cease patronizing the blackfellows as '
little children' who had a chance in the kingdom of heaven, but drew blanks and
never prizes in the white man's world. The white man should be shown that the ...
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Contents
John Joseph Ambrose Curtin and Robert Gordon Menzies frontispiece | 1 |
VICTORY OF THE COMFORTABLE CLASSES | 47 |
A DIVIDED AUSTRALIA | 80 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 6 A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 Volume 6 of A History of Australia: The Old Dead Tree and the Young Green Tree 1916-1935 with an Epilogue, Charles Manning Hope Clark Volume 6 of Dummy reekstitel |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0522843522, 9780522843521 |
| Length | 522 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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