A History of Australia: The beginning of an Australian civilization, 1824-1851The 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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... February 1829 , that he would never again have the painful duty of reporting abandoned crimes such as one man killing another with a mattock . He was solicitous for the sick . He welcomed the arrival of the Reverend J. Vincent in June ...
... February 1829 , that he would never again have the painful duty of reporting abandoned crimes such as one man killing another with a mattock . He was solicitous for the sick . He welcomed the arrival of the Reverend J. Vincent in June ...
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... February feeling himself to be in the hands of Providence , which did not let him down because he was able to sell six hundred of his eight hundred sheep immediately at double the price he had paid for them . At the end of February with ...
... February feeling himself to be in the hands of Providence , which did not let him down because he was able to sell six hundred of his eight hundred sheep immediately at double the price he had paid for them . At the end of February with ...
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... February 1842 , convened to petition the British Government to confer on the inhabitants their birthrights as Englishmen , James Macarthur maintained that they could safely leave it to the British Government to work out the details of ...
... February 1842 , convened to petition the British Government to confer on the inhabitants their birthrights as Englishmen , James Macarthur maintained that they could safely leave it to the British Government to work out the details of ...
Contents
ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAINS GENTRY | 19 |
A BRITISH PROVINCE WITH A LAUDABLE PURPOSE | 42 |
HIGH NOON FOR MORAL IMPROVERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 73 |
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