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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... Representatives . A strong Senate , a Senate possessing equal powers with the House of Representatives , he argued , was the essential condition of accepting federation . The minority could check and restrain the majority : the less ...
... Representatives . A strong Senate , a Senate possessing equal powers with the House of Representatives , he argued , was the essential condition of accepting federation . The minority could check and restrain the majority : the less ...
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... Representatives a Bill naming the neigh- bourhood of Dalgety in the north - east of New South Wales as a site for the federal capital city . An amendment was moved that a ballot be held to decide the site . Eleven were nominated ...
... Representatives a Bill naming the neigh- bourhood of Dalgety in the north - east of New South Wales as a site for the federal capital city . An amendment was moved that a ballot be held to decide the site . Eleven were nominated ...
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... Representatives on the grounds that the almost equal numbers of the two parties in the House of Representatives and the small number supporting the government in the Senate rendered it impossible to manage the public business ...
... Representatives on the grounds that the almost equal numbers of the two parties in the House of Representatives and the small number supporting the government in the Senate rendered it impossible to manage the public business ...
Contents
A TIME OF TUMULT | 91 |
THE TABLETS OF THE | 201 |
EMBOURGEOISEMENT | 251 |
Copyright | |
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