A Documentary History of Australia: Colonial Australia, 1875-1900Nelson, 1980 - Australia |
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Page 75
... fact , a Government railway , no matter who may happen to be in power , is liable to be the happy hunting- ground of a large army of retainers and henchmen , and of male and female place - hunters of high and low degree . . . The ...
... fact , a Government railway , no matter who may happen to be in power , is liable to be the happy hunting- ground of a large army of retainers and henchmen , and of male and female place - hunters of high and low degree . . . The ...
Page 145
... fact away , the trade is most unmistakably taking a direction in favour of the former . Nor is it difficult to see the reason for this . It is not wholly due to the fact that the Upper Murray was not favourable to navigation during the ...
... fact away , the trade is most unmistakably taking a direction in favour of the former . Nor is it difficult to see the reason for this . It is not wholly due to the fact that the Upper Murray was not favourable to navigation during the ...
Page 186
... fact that Australia has arrived at a maturity and an importance which entitle it to the honour of a Cardinal - a fact which is gratifying to all Australians , inasmuch as the eyes of Rome are keen and quick to discern the true value of ...
... fact that Australia has arrived at a maturity and an importance which entitle it to the honour of a Cardinal - a fact which is gratifying to all Australians , inasmuch as the eyes of Rome are keen and quick to discern the true value of ...
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