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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... question whether the British would always be able to shield them from invasion : were not the British already sliding from their place at the top ? The young asked how long Australians were prepared to accept a position of inferiority ...
... question whether the British would always be able to shield them from invasion : were not the British already sliding from their place at the top ? The young asked how long Australians were prepared to accept a position of inferiority ...
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... question . The delegates from South Australia , with their eyes on the waters of the Murray , the Darling , the Lachlan and the Murrumbidgee rivers , wanted to bring those waters under the powers of the federal parliament . The ...
... question . The delegates from South Australia , with their eyes on the waters of the Murray , the Darling , the Lachlan and the Murrumbidgee rivers , wanted to bring those waters under the powers of the federal parliament . The ...
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... questions of law only . Section 74 enacted that the High Court should not permit any appeal to the Queen in Council from a decision of the High Court upon any question , however arising , as to the limits per se of the Constitutional ...
... questions of law only . Section 74 enacted that the High Court should not permit any appeal to the Queen in Council from a decision of the High Court upon any question , however arising , as to the limits per se of the Constitutional ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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