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 279
It was his proud conviction that Van Diemen's Land might be made a terror to evil
-doers for the next quarter of a century at least. Free institutions would quickly
work the subversion of his whole intention of keeping Van Diemen's Land a
penal ...
It was his proud conviction that Van Diemen's Land might be made a terror to evil
-doers for the next quarter of a century at least. Free institutions would quickly
work the subversion of his whole intention of keeping Van Diemen's Land a
penal ...
Page 341
As for the penal settlements, there a man lost the heart of a man, and was
fashioned in the shape of a beast: there evil was distinguished by the convicts as
good, and good as evil, to which coercion was no answer, for that only gave a
man the ...
As for the penal settlements, there a man lost the heart of a man, and was
fashioned in the shape of a beast: there evil was distinguished by the convicts as
good, and good as evil, to which coercion was no answer, for that only gave a
man the ...
Page 344
No statesman familiar with the difficulties arising from the use of slaves in the
southern states of the United States of America would consent to curse Australia
with such an evil. Having dispensed with the argument of economic security, ...
No statesman familiar with the difficulties arising from the use of slaves in the
southern states of the United States of America would consent to curse Australia
with such an evil. Having dispensed with the argument of economic security, ...
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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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aborigines April arrived asked August Australian began believed Botany Bay Brisbane British Bryan Catholic Chief Justice Church Colonial Secretary Colonist committee convict servants convict system crime currency lads D’Arcy December depravity Diemen's Land drunkenness Dumaresq E. S. Hall Eliza Darling emancipists Encl England evil eyes father February Forbes gaol Gellibrand Glenelg God’s Governor heart Hobart Town Hobart Town Courier honour hope human ibid immigrants James Macarthur January John Macarthur July June knew Launceston Legislative Council letter lived London Macarthur Papers Macquarie magistrates March McLeay mind Molesworth moral Mudie Murray native native-born November October Parramatta passion persons petition political Protestant punishment Reverend Samuel Marsden Samuel Marsden September settlers society South Wales Sydney Gazette Sydney Herald Therry Thomas Brisbane told Tory transportation trial by jury Van Diemen's Land W. C. Wentworth W. G. Broughton Wardell Whig William women wrote
Bibliographic information
| 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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