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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... Western Coast of New Holland and the Islands adjacent , which Settlements had received and are known by the Name of Western Australia ' . This Act empowered His Majesty with the advice of the Privy Council to appoint three or more ...
... Western Coast of New Holland and the Islands adjacent , which Settlements had received and are known by the Name of Western Australia ' . This Act empowered His Majesty with the advice of the Privy Council to appoint three or more ...
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... Western Australia had been started by men whose grand conception of an aristocratic society , fresh from a victory over its mighty opposite , was becoming an unreality . Within a year of the founda- tion of Western Australia in 1829 men ...
... Western Australia had been started by men whose grand conception of an aristocratic society , fresh from a victory over its mighty opposite , was becoming an unreality . Within a year of the founda- tion of Western Australia in 1829 men ...
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... Australian colonies in the years after the recovery from the commercial crisis of 1840-3 until the discovery of gold early in 1851. In Western Australia some suggested importing Germans and some suggested importing Chinese , but all ...
... Australian colonies in the years after the recovery from the commercial crisis of 1840-3 until the discovery of gold early in 1851. In Western Australia some suggested importing Germans and some suggested importing Chinese , but all ...
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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