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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Page 282
... Party was Mr Deakin's master . Mr Deakin must abandon his present ' temporising and humiliating course ' . In the eyes of John Forrest there were only two parties in Australia - the Labor Party and the ' rest of us ' . Mr Deakin must ...
... Party was Mr Deakin's master . Mr Deakin must abandon his present ' temporising and humiliating course ' . In the eyes of John Forrest there were only two parties in Australia - the Labor Party and the ' rest of us ' . Mr Deakin must ...
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... Party , the only party in Australia , as he put it in a speech at his farewell dinner on 30 October , ' broad - based upon the people's will ' . To the chagrin of Hughes the party passed him over for leadership . In the Labor Party ...
... Party , the only party in Australia , as he put it in a speech at his farewell dinner on 30 October , ' broad - based upon the people's will ' . To the chagrin of Hughes the party passed him over for leadership . In the Labor Party ...
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... Party was prepared to collaborate with the members of the Australian Labor party . By 1909 some of its members had abandoned hope of the Australian Labor Party ever becoming a socialist party . In the eyes of Tom Mann , a theoretician ...
... Party was prepared to collaborate with the members of the Australian Labor party . By 1909 some of its members had abandoned hope of the Australian Labor Party ever becoming a socialist party . In the eyes of Tom Mann , a theoretician ...
Contents
A TIME OF TUMULT | 91 |
THE TABLETS OF THE | 201 |
EMBOURGEOISEMENT | 251 |
Copyright | |
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