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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... forces . The government proposed to train and equip a citizen's defence force , the members of which would take the double vow of loyalty to their country and to their king.50 The Bulletin , the two Workers and the Tocsin warned ...
... forces . The government proposed to train and equip a citizen's defence force , the members of which would take the double vow of loyalty to their country and to their king.50 The Bulletin , the two Workers and the Tocsin warned ...
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... forces of Australia a democratic spirit , quite different from the military caste system which tainted the armies and navies of the Old World . In the defence forces , as in society at large , Labor was turning the Australian dream into ...
... forces of Australia a democratic spirit , quite different from the military caste system which tainted the armies and navies of the Old World . In the defence forces , as in society at large , Labor was turning the Australian dream into ...
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... forces defending the peninsula . With German thoroughness and despatch he moved swiftly to ensure that should any invader manage to scale the cliffs overlooking the Aegean and the straits the Turkish forces would inflict heavy ...
... forces defending the peninsula . With German thoroughness and despatch he moved swiftly to ensure that should any invader manage to scale the cliffs overlooking the Aegean and the straits the Turkish forces would inflict heavy ...
Contents
A TIME OF TUMULT | 91 |
THE TABLETS OF THE | 201 |
EMBOURGEOISEMENT | 251 |
Copyright | |
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