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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Page 161
... John Forrest for protection . So the John Bull of the West , the man who boasted of his contempt for the Rights of Man , the man who feared that the inhabitants of the fields might use their numbers to force Western Australia to accept ...
... John Forrest for protection . So the John Bull of the West , the man who boasted of his contempt for the Rights of Man , the man who feared that the inhabitants of the fields might use their numbers to force Western Australia to accept ...
Page 268
... John Quick also begged for a federal plum . Even before the votes had been counted in the House to bring down the Reid - McLean Government he had told Mr Deakin on 2 July that ' I ( John Quick , lawyer of Bendigo ) shall be glad to ...
... John Quick also begged for a federal plum . Even before the votes had been counted in the House to bring down the Reid - McLean Government he had told Mr Deakin on 2 July that ' I ( John Quick , lawyer of Bendigo ) shall be glad to ...
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... John , 142 , 150 , 168-9 , 171 , 180 , 182 , 199 , 217-18 , 221-2 , 231 , 259 , 268 , 289 , 304-7 Lysaght ( John ) Co. , 184 Macarthur , John , 117 Macaulay , T. B. , 293 , 364 MacBain , Sir James , 13-14 MacCallum , Mungo William , 209 ...
... John , 142 , 150 , 168-9 , 171 , 180 , 182 , 199 , 217-18 , 221-2 , 231 , 259 , 268 , 289 , 304-7 Lysaght ( John ) Co. , 184 Macarthur , John , 117 Macaulay , T. B. , 293 , 364 MacBain , Sir James , 13-14 MacCallum , Mungo William , 209 ...
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
Copyright | |
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