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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... means of pursuing that free and independent life which had been presented to the people as the ideal to be striven for both by radicals and conservatives ever since the great debate of the late 1840s . The old country was hampered by ...
... means of pursuing that free and independent life which had been presented to the people as the ideal to be striven for both by radicals and conservatives ever since the great debate of the late 1840s . The old country was hampered by ...
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... means of accomplishing the desire of limiting families . But that , too , was gradually disappearing . The knowledge of effective methods was gradually being diffused over Aus- tralia . Here propaganda in favour of birth control by ...
... means of accomplishing the desire of limiting families . But that , too , was gradually disappearing . The knowledge of effective methods was gradually being diffused over Aus- tralia . Here propaganda in favour of birth control by ...
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... means of preventing a repetition of such losses . Labor leaders wanted a means of preventing the institution of the State being exploited and used by their opponents . A decline in wages gave an edge to labour demands for State ...
... means of preventing a repetition of such losses . Labor leaders wanted a means of preventing the institution of the State being exploited and used by their opponents . A decline in wages gave an edge to labour demands for State ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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