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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... dream . They were the models of the Australian dream , of a society where any man could rise to the top by merit and industry . So was South Australia . Tasmania was still that stricken society , haunted by ghosts of the original ...
... dream . They were the models of the Australian dream , of a society where any man could rise to the top by merit and industry . So was South Australia . Tasmania was still that stricken society , haunted by ghosts of the original ...
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... dream of Australia as the mistress of the Southern Seas . He had dreamed an even greater dream of an Australia where enlightenment wrought the great miracle of bringing wisdom and understanding to all people . But nature had so ...
... dream of Australia as the mistress of the Southern Seas . He had dreamed an even greater dream of an Australia where enlightenment wrought the great miracle of bringing wisdom and understanding to all people . But nature had so ...
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... dream : And my dreams are strange dreams , are day dreams , are grey dreams , And my dreams are wild dreams , and old dreams and new ; They haunt me and daunt me with fears of the morrow- My brothers they doubt me - but my dreams come ...
... dream : And my dreams are strange dreams , are day dreams , are grey dreams , And my dreams are wild dreams , and old dreams and new ; They haunt me and daunt me with fears of the morrow- My brothers they doubt me - but my dreams come ...
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
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