A History of Australia, Volume 2The second volume in a history of Australia which aims to highlight the hardship and trauma that occurred there during the establishment and development of white settlement. This volume chronicles New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) between 1822 and 1838. |
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Page 118
As the rude jokes and jests began to circulate in Hobart Town about the killjoy
who had taken over in Government House where prayers and fastings and black
looks had replaced the gaiety of those three friends of humanity, Collins, Davey ...
As the rude jokes and jests began to circulate in Hobart Town about the killjoy
who had taken over in Government House where prayers and fastings and black
looks had replaced the gaiety of those three friends of humanity, Collins, Davey ...
Page 150
Some sniffed at these ceremonials of a dull punctilious lot, and pined for the real
thing: some scoffed at the local insistence that Sydney and Hobart Town society
were either lively or amusing—or were not the sweetest and most delectable of ...
Some sniffed at these ceremonials of a dull punctilious lot, and pined for the real
thing: some scoffed at the local insistence that Sydney and Hobart Town society
were either lively or amusing—or were not the sweetest and most delectable of ...
Page 268
Once again, the Saint of Hobart Town found himself strangely out of sympathy
with the temper of his people. In the pothouses of Hobart Town the mockers
quickly brought these women to derision. Some, as in New South Wales, hoped
that ...
Once again, the Saint of Hobart Town found himself strangely out of sympathy
with the temper of his people. In the pothouses of Hobart Town the mockers
quickly brought these women to derision. Some, as in New South Wales, hoped
that ...
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Contents
A R K N | 17 |
T H E R ETURN OF THE NATIVE SON | 41 |
T H E N ATI W E SON OF FE N DS GROSS LY | 61 |
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| Title | A History of Australia, Volume 2 A History of Australia, Manning Clark |
| Authors | Charles Manning Hope Clark, Manning Clark |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 20 Jul 2017 |
| ISBN | 052284166X, 9780522841664 |
| Length | 364 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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