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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... things to the workers . At every Inter - colonial Trades Union Conference from the first in October 1879 through the stirring arguments of the conferences of 1884 and 1885 members agreed there should be a parliamentary committee charged ...
... things to the workers . At every Inter - colonial Trades Union Conference from the first in October 1879 through the stirring arguments of the conferences of 1884 and 1885 members agreed there should be a parliamentary committee charged ...
Page 278
... things that God cursed Australian settlers with . None of the works of humanity had changed substantially the conditions of existence in the Australian bush.3 Nothing Mr Deakin mentioned held out the promise of better things for the ...
... things that God cursed Australian settlers with . None of the works of humanity had changed substantially the conditions of existence in the Australian bush.3 Nothing Mr Deakin mentioned held out the promise of better things for the ...
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... thing which threatened to come between them and freedom , between them and those creature comforts they deemed essential to happiness , between them and that opportunity to acquire property , the source of all the good things in life ...
... thing which threatened to come between them and freedom , between them and those creature comforts they deemed essential to happiness , between them and that opportunity to acquire property , the source of all the good things in life ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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