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... swagmen as valid there is reason to believe that there were com- paratively few of the former , in spite of a great many ... swagman to fire the offending squatter's fences with impunity , were such that few graziers dared refuse rations ...
... swagmen as valid there is reason to believe that there were com- paratively few of the former , in spite of a great many ... swagman to fire the offending squatter's fences with impunity , were such that few graziers dared refuse rations ...
Page 184
... swagman . Nor could he afford to pay such comparatively high wages . Yet the work he demanded of casual labourers was usually harder , though not necessarily more skilled , than that to which the men from ' farther out ' were accustomed ...
... swagman . Nor could he afford to pay such comparatively high wages . Yet the work he demanded of casual labourers was usually harder , though not necessarily more skilled , than that to which the men from ' farther out ' were accustomed ...
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... Swagmen Swagmen 9 , 94 , 177-9 , 186 Swearing 32 , 60-61 , 107-8 , 112-13 , 168 Syme , David 209 Tacitus 229 Tasmania , and see Van Diemen's Land 145 , 226 Thatcher , Charles 115-18 , 120 Therry , Judge , on flogging 138 99 reformation ...
... Swagmen Swagmen 9 , 94 , 177-9 , 186 Swearing 32 , 60-61 , 107-8 , 112-13 , 168 Syme , David 209 Tacitus 229 Tasmania , and see Van Diemen's Land 145 , 226 Thatcher , Charles 115-18 , 120 Therry , Judge , on flogging 138 99 reformation ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 14 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 43 |
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