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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... conference - the Labor Electoral Leagues , the trades organizations , the single - taxers and the socialists . The conference resolved to draw up a platform in which different planks represented the differences of opinion within the ...
... conference - the Labor Electoral Leagues , the trades organizations , the single - taxers and the socialists . The conference resolved to draw up a platform in which different planks represented the differences of opinion within the ...
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... conference that he was in favour of proceeding by way of law to help the worker . There were two ways open - the universal strike , and the other way of providing the necessary courts to see that the worker got a just remuneration . He ...
... conference that he was in favour of proceeding by way of law to help the worker . There were two ways open - the universal strike , and the other way of providing the necessary courts to see that the worker got a just remuneration . He ...
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... Conference , 409 ; see also Colonial Conferences imperial preference , see tariffs imperial relations and world politics , 4 , 16-18 , 23-4 ; British Empire , 1 , 130 , 169 , 182 , 215-16 , 235 , 254 , 311-12 , 323 , 348 , 370 , 374 ...
... Conference , 409 ; see also Colonial Conferences imperial preference , see tariffs imperial relations and world politics , 4 , 16-18 , 23-4 ; British Empire , 1 , 130 , 169 , 182 , 215-16 , 235 , 254 , 311-12 , 323 , 348 , 370 , 374 ...
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A TIME OF TUMULT | 91 |
THE TABLETS OF THE | 201 |
EMBOURGEOISEMENT | 251 |
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