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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... defence of their own garden . Those in power did not aspire to take charge of that defence . On that issue they were deeply divided . The members of the government and the Reid group were quite content to leave decisions on defence in ...
... defence of their own garden . Those in power did not aspire to take charge of that defence . On that issue they were deeply divided . The members of the government and the Reid group were quite content to leave decisions on defence in ...
Page 291
... Defence Force , a Commonwealth Bank , restriction of public borrowing , navigation laws and an Arbitration Act to implement the policy . Conference called for an amendment to the constitution to allow a Labor government to ensure ...
... Defence Force , a Commonwealth Bank , restriction of public borrowing , navigation laws and an Arbitration Act to implement the policy . Conference called for an amendment to the constitution to allow a Labor government to ensure ...
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... defence force based on compulsory universal training . The generals and admirals at the Colonial Conference in London in 1907 had convinced him that compulsion and a huge increase in defence expenditure were essential if Australia were ...
... defence force based on compulsory universal training . The generals and admirals at the Colonial Conference in London in 1907 had convinced him that compulsion and a huge increase in defence expenditure were essential if Australia were ...
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
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