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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... interests which the conservatives had written into the draft constitution of 1891.57 On the role of the state in economic life they chose again the middle ground between the conservatives and labour . While rejecting as inhumane and a ...
... interests which the conservatives had written into the draft constitution of 1891.57 On the role of the state in economic life they chose again the middle ground between the conservatives and labour . While rejecting as inhumane and a ...
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... interests , nevertheless he felt he must write to let it be known that he was interested in being the first High Commissioner to London . He had heard that Sir John Forrest — or should he say Lady Forrest ( Australian cadgers for jobs ...
... interests , nevertheless he felt he must write to let it be known that he was interested in being the first High Commissioner to London . He had heard that Sir John Forrest — or should he say Lady Forrest ( Australian cadgers for jobs ...
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... interests of the bourgeoisie . The tablets of law had been cut . The bourgeois political parties must unite to ensure the salvation of bourgeois society . George Reid had known many temptations : there had been the temptation to suck ...
... interests of the bourgeoisie . The tablets of law had been cut . The bourgeois political parties must unite to ensure the salvation of bourgeois society . George Reid had known many temptations : there had been the temptation to suck ...
Contents
A TIME OF TUMULT | 91 |
THE TABLETS OF THE | 201 |
EMBOURGEOISEMENT | 251 |
Copyright | |
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