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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... white man in New South Wales , just as similar events forced the white man ... man's right to the land as they were of their own existence . As they saw it ... white man did for the protection , support and improvement of the aborigines ...
... white man in New South Wales , just as similar events forced the white man ... man's right to the land as they were of their own existence . As they saw it ... white man did for the protection , support and improvement of the aborigines ...
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... white man . In the inland districts the pioneer white men again saw the aborigines of New Holland in their natural state and for a time entertained the same idea as the mighty Captain Cook that , though the aborigines might appear to be ...
... white man . In the inland districts the pioneer white men again saw the aborigines of New Holland in their natural state and for a time entertained the same idea as the mighty Captain Cook that , though the aborigines might appear to be ...
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... white man was about to give up the aim of forming the civilized man out of the savage , to abandon the policy of integrating the aborigine into the white man's society . He was about to substitute a policy of segregation as the one way ...
... white man was about to give up the aim of forming the civilized man out of the savage , to abandon the policy of integrating the aborigine into the white man's society . He was about to substitute a policy of segregation as the one way ...
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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