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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... wanted by consti- tutional means they must get their tucker somehow . There on 21 March one of their leaders , Martin , roused them to fever pitch as he told them that already in Queensland ten thousand bushmen behind ten thousand steel ...
... wanted by consti- tutional means they must get their tucker somehow . There on 21 March one of their leaders , Martin , roused them to fever pitch as he told them that already in Queensland ten thousand bushmen behind ten thousand steel ...
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... wanted Australians to stand by their brothers , their fathers , sisters and mothers . They wanted Australians , not imports from the United Kingdom , to fill the principal positions in Church and State in Australia : they wanted ...
... wanted Australians to stand by their brothers , their fathers , sisters and mothers . They wanted Australians , not imports from the United Kingdom , to fill the principal positions in Church and State in Australia : they wanted ...
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... wanted to know whether participation in the world's affairs would disturb that serenity . He now knew the meaning of the words : " The Kingdom of Heaven is within you ' . He wanted to know whether , if he should risk getting tangled ...
... wanted to know whether participation in the world's affairs would disturb that serenity . He now knew the meaning of the words : " The Kingdom of Heaven is within you ' . He wanted to know whether , if he should risk getting tangled ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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