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 155
... give his whole heart and strength . In that mood of exhilaration and exaltation which his words had inspired he called on the delegates to rise in their places to give three cheers for their beloved Queen . He also called afterwards for ...
... give his whole heart and strength . In that mood of exhilaration and exaltation which his words had inspired he called on the delegates to rise in their places to give three cheers for their beloved Queen . He also called afterwards for ...
Page 301
... give the help to the mother country that she had the right to expect from a wealthy and prosperous son . Labor would not give a Dreadnought . Labor would introduce Australian youth to military training , beginning at the age of ten ...
... give the help to the mother country that she had the right to expect from a wealthy and prosperous son . Labor would not give a Dreadnought . Labor would introduce Australian youth to military training , beginning at the age of ten ...
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... give power to the Common- wealth to nationalize any industry declared by both Houses of parliament to be a monopoly . Labor must teach Australians to lisp in national ' numbers ' : provincialism was dying hard . Australians must cease ...
... give power to the Common- wealth to nationalize any industry declared by both Houses of parliament to be a monopoly . Labor must teach Australians to lisp in national ' numbers ' : provincialism was dying hard . Australians must cease ...
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
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