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 149
Men had only to confine their thoughts to the interior decorations of the rooms in
which the social set entertained in order to forget that they were not in the midst of
the gaieties of London. It was said in Sydney that the parties there were as gay ...
Men had only to confine their thoughts to the interior decorations of the rooms in
which the social set entertained in order to forget that they were not in the midst of
the gaieties of London. It was said in Sydney that the parties there were as gay ...
Page 315
I 2 TOWARDS THE LIGHT IGHT AFTER NIGHT in the early 1830s a young man
sat in the rear row of the strangers' gallery of the House of Commons in London
recording predictions that never came to pass, promises that were never fulfilled,
...
I 2 TOWARDS THE LIGHT IGHT AFTER NIGHT in the early 1830s a young man
sat in the rear row of the strangers' gallery of the House of Commons in London
recording predictions that never came to pass, promises that were never fulfilled,
...
Page 316
He had been born in London in the year in which the First Fleet had set sail for
Botany Bay. By nature he was so frail that he compensated for physical
weakness by poring over his books. At Oxford he was distinguished both for his
brusque ...
He had been born in London in the year in which the First Fleet had set sail for
Botany Bay. By nature he was so frail that he compensated for physical
weakness by poring over his books. At Oxford he was distinguished both for his
brusque ...
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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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