A History of Australia: The people make laws, 1888-1915The late Manning Clark aims to bring to attention the foibles and strengths in every person, traits forced to the fore in the hardship and trauma that occured during the establishment and develpment of white settlement in Australia. Clark sets out to use the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorerers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmer's wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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... British subjects everywhere . Australians should give an exhibition of con- federated feeling seeing that they ... British under- statement , roused the house to spontaneous shouts of encouragement when he described the brutalities of ...
... British subjects everywhere . Australians should give an exhibition of con- federated feeling seeing that they ... British under- statement , roused the house to spontaneous shouts of encouragement when he described the brutalities of ...
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... British wanted to get control of the Rand and the mines . She was Olive Schreiner , the author of the book The Story of an African Farm . The British , like the Athenians of old , had been guilty of hubris , or overweening pride and ar ...
... British wanted to get control of the Rand and the mines . She was Olive Schreiner , the author of the book The Story of an African Farm . The British , like the Athenians of old , had been guilty of hubris , or overweening pride and ar ...
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... British army . Shortages of food , medicines , teachers , doctors and nurses had undermined both morale and health . No conciliatory gestures by the British , no propaganda for the superiority of the British way of life , could soften ...
... British army . Shortages of food , medicines , teachers , doctors and nurses had undermined both morale and health . No conciliatory gestures by the British , no propaganda for the superiority of the British way of life , could soften ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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