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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... night in the great Australian bush , to watch the silver disc of night light up the beauty of a woman's face . There on those early spring days when the wattle was in full bloom Streeton took a bottle of beer , a flute and painting ...
... night in the great Australian bush , to watch the silver disc of night light up the beauty of a woman's face . There on those early spring days when the wattle was in full bloom Streeton took a bottle of beer , a flute and painting ...
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... night the mobs went on the rampage in the streets of Melbourne . He felt ' very composed ' . A woman standing on Burwood station ( Sydney ) was so startled by the news of war that she went home to pray that God would remove the child ...
... night the mobs went on the rampage in the streets of Melbourne . He felt ' very composed ' . A woman standing on Burwood station ( Sydney ) was so startled by the news of war that she went home to pray that God would remove the child ...
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Charles Manning Hope Clark. in the Town Hall on the night of 6 August . Mr Deakin declined to speak at the rally . That night the hall was so full by 7.30 p.m. that the doors had to be closed . To fill in time between 7.30 p.m. and 8.00 ...
Charles Manning Hope Clark. in the Town Hall on the night of 6 August . Mr Deakin declined to speak at the rally . That night the hall was so full by 7.30 p.m. that the doors had to be closed . To fill in time between 7.30 p.m. and 8.00 ...
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
Alfred Deakin and Henry Lawson frontispiece | 112 |
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