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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... December 1906 , to be a model election day . The weather was fine and cool , with a bracing breeze : there was no heat either in the sky or in the tempers of the electors . It was just the sort of day on which to decide the future of a ...
... December 1906 , to be a model election day . The weather was fine and cool , with a bracing breeze : there was no heat either in the sky or in the tempers of the electors . It was just the sort of day on which to decide the future of a ...
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... December the withdrawal from the front line trenches began . On the night of 19-20 December troops were marched to the beaches in parties of four hundred , where they embarked on troop carriers for the voyage to Mudros on Lemnos Island ...
... December the withdrawal from the front line trenches began . On the night of 19-20 December troops were marched to the beaches in parties of four hundred , where they embarked on troop carriers for the voyage to Mudros on Lemnos Island ...
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... December , ' & what happens to me doesn't matter . I merely wait upon my dearest ones ' , 58 Henry Lawson was again in great torment . Philistines and Pharisees had come to power , men who asked what Australians wanted with those ...
... December , ' & what happens to me doesn't matter . I merely wait upon my dearest ones ' , 58 Henry Lawson was again in great torment . Philistines and Pharisees had come to power , men who asked what Australians wanted with those ...
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
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