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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donna-like face visited the women under sentence of transportation, opened the
Bible, and read to them in a most sweetly solemn manner. She encouraged them
in their needlework, their knitting and their rug-making, and by the love of Christ ...
donna-like face visited the women under sentence of transportation, opened the
Bible, and read to them in a most sweetly solemn manner. She encouraged them
in their needlework, their knitting and their rug-making, and by the love of Christ ...
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In the towns the aborigines eked out a living as degraded wretches who cadged
alcohol and tobacco, and provided blood sports for the white men, while their
women washed bottles in the white man's kitchen. In the bays and harbours
along ...
In the towns the aborigines eked out a living as degraded wretches who cadged
alcohol and tobacco, and provided blood sports for the white men, while their
women washed bottles in the white man's kitchen. In the bays and harbours
along ...
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comedy for the amusement and entertainment of the men and women in higher
places. When a Mrs Dixon had her wig torn off her during a fight with another
woman the onlookers roared with drunken laughter. The press of Sydney too
found ...
comedy for the amusement and entertainment of the men and women in higher
places. When a Mrs Dixon had her wig torn off her during a fight with another
woman the onlookers roared with drunken laughter. The press of Sydney too
found ...
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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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