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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... hundred men and women gathered in the ballroom of Government House in Melbourne as guests of Lord and Lady Hopetoun . The occasion was a brilliant success . Every imaginable delicacy was upon the tables : every imaginable strong drink ...
... hundred men and women gathered in the ballroom of Government House in Melbourne as guests of Lord and Lady Hopetoun . The occasion was a brilliant success . Every imaginable delicacy was upon the tables : every imaginable strong drink ...
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... hundred and twenty miles east of Southern Cross in a district known as Fly Flat they saw ' yellow stuff ' in abundance . In that flat , stony , salt - bush country , where stands of salmon gum trees afforded the only relief to the eye ...
... hundred and twenty miles east of Southern Cross in a district known as Fly Flat they saw ' yellow stuff ' in abundance . In that flat , stony , salt - bush country , where stands of salmon gum trees afforded the only relief to the eye ...
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... hundred pounds . Two Australian flags went for sixty and forty pounds , Nellie expressing her displeasure with a stamp of the foot and an indignant ' Forty pounds for Australia ' . Slowly , very solemnly she unfolded the Belgian flag ...
... hundred pounds . Two Australian flags went for sixty and forty pounds , Nellie expressing her displeasure with a stamp of the foot and an indignant ' Forty pounds for Australia ' . Slowly , very solemnly she unfolded the Belgian flag ...
Contents
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
Copyright | |
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