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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... forces . The government proposed to train and equip a citizen's defence force , the members of which would take the double vow of loyalty to their country and to their king.50 The Bulletin , the two Workers and the Tocsin warned ...
... forces . The government proposed to train and equip a citizen's defence force , the members of which would take the double vow of loyalty to their country and to their king.50 The Bulletin , the two Workers and the Tocsin warned ...
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... forces inside them over which they had imperfect control . The idea was not new . The authors of those Old Testament books who had had a shot at explaining the creation of the world and the origin of evil had come to the conclusion that ...
... forces inside them over which they had imperfect control . The idea was not new . The authors of those Old Testament books who had had a shot at explaining the creation of the world and the origin of evil had come to the conclusion that ...
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... forces on the island of Lemnos or at Alexandria ? He did not know whether Roebeck would make another heroic attempt to go it alone . Never a man to give a lead , apparently born to be a server , an executant of other people's ideas , he ...
... forces on the island of Lemnos or at Alexandria ? He did not know whether Roebeck would make another heroic attempt to go it alone . Never a man to give a lead , apparently born to be a server , an executant of other people's ideas , he ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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