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Page 98
... period , another bullock - drivers ' song which is unquestionably genuine . " The Old Bullock Dray ' , like most folk - ballads , has been added to and changed by many singers , so that it contains references to John Robertson ...
... period , another bullock - drivers ' song which is unquestionably genuine . " The Old Bullock Dray ' , like most folk - ballads , has been added to and changed by many singers , so that it contains references to John Robertson ...
Page 153
... period Hancock writes : ' Aus- tralian nationalism took definite form in the class struggle between the landless majority and the land - monopolizing squatters.'39 In both periods bushrangers expressed these deep - seated feelings not ...
... period Hancock writes : ' Aus- tralian nationalism took definite form in the class struggle between the landless majority and the land - monopolizing squatters.'39 In both periods bushrangers expressed these deep - seated feelings not ...
Page 219
... period , 1870-4 . This slight drop occurred in 1878 when the figure fell to 85 % . However from 1884 on the price slumped steeply to 78 % in 1885 and down to a nadir of 50 % in 1894. ( See T. A. Coghlan , Wealth and Progress of New ...
... period , 1870-4 . This slight drop occurred in 1878 when the figure fell to 85 % . However from 1884 on the price slumped steeply to 78 % in 1885 and down to a nadir of 50 % in 1894. ( See T. A. Coghlan , Wealth and Progress of New ...
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THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 14 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 43 |
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