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... Jack Dona- hoe himself : A life that is free as the bandits ' of old When Rome was the prey of the warriors bold , Who knew how to buy gallant soldiers with gold , Is the life full of danger Of Jack , the bushranger , Of brave Donahue ...
... Jack Dona- hoe himself : A life that is free as the bandits ' of old When Rome was the prey of the warriors bold , Who knew how to buy gallant soldiers with gold , Is the life full of danger Of Jack , the bushranger , Of brave Donahue ...
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... Jack ' will give the flavour of Australian popular feeling towards Americans by the end of the century : Texas Jack , you are amusin ' . Great Lord Harry how I laughed When I seen your rig and saddle with its bulwarks fore and aft ; How ...
... Jack ' will give the flavour of Australian popular feeling towards Americans by the end of the century : Texas Jack , you are amusin ' . Great Lord Harry how I laughed When I seen your rig and saddle with its bulwarks fore and aft ; How ...
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... Jack Donahoo ' , give more than a hint of the spirit which came to be known among the native- born as ' flashness ' , and which was such an important motive for much later bushranging . Donahoe expresses contempt for the police as , the ...
... Jack Donahoo ' , give more than a hint of the spirit which came to be known among the native- born as ' flashness ' , and which was such an important motive for much later bushranging . Donahoe expresses contempt for the police as , the ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 14 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 43 |
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