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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... Parkes had striven in vain to confer a dignity on his bearing : Deakin's bearing reminded his contemporaries of the noble heights of chivalry . Parkes knew all about treachery to friends , to political allies , and to wives : Deakin ...
... Parkes had striven in vain to confer a dignity on his bearing : Deakin's bearing reminded his contemporaries of the noble heights of chivalry . Parkes knew all about treachery to friends , to political allies , and to wives : Deakin ...
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... Parkes to treat Government House in Melbourne as his hotel . The greats in England showered praises on him . Mr Gladstone wrote to say that he believed what Parkes stood for , the strong association between England and the Australasian ...
... Parkes to treat Government House in Melbourne as his hotel . The greats in England showered praises on him . Mr Gladstone wrote to say that he believed what Parkes stood for , the strong association between England and the Australasian ...
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... PARKES Who once more is up to his LARKS He fires off SQUIBS REVILES MR DIBBS And WALLOWS in ill - bred remarks . But Parkes still saw himself as the man who stood for what he called things quite ' beyond the vision and control of the ...
... PARKES Who once more is up to his LARKS He fires off SQUIBS REVILES MR DIBBS And WALLOWS in ill - bred remarks . But Parkes still saw himself as the man who stood for what he called things quite ' beyond the vision and control of the ...
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
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