A History of Australia: New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1822-1838The 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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Page 143
... British benevolence must prevent the race being entirely annihilated . The British should make some atonement for the wanton cruelty they had practised against the black man . But who could speak for the black man : who could understand ...
... British benevolence must prevent the race being entirely annihilated . The British should make some atonement for the wanton cruelty they had practised against the black man . But who could speak for the black man : who could understand ...
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... British ministers of dipping their hands into the pockets of the people , and being merciless encroachers on the civil rights of the people . When one solitary speaker defended the Secretary of State , Lord Stanley , he was swept aside ...
... British ministers of dipping their hands into the pockets of the people , and being merciless encroachers on the civil rights of the people . When one solitary speaker defended the Secretary of State , Lord Stanley , he was swept aside ...
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... British public to procure for them a British con- stitution . He then moved the first resolution : " That the Colony of Van Die- men's Land , being purely and essentially British , possesses an undoubted right to enjoy the blessing of the ...
... British public to procure for them a British con- stitution . He then moved the first resolution : " That the Colony of Van Die- men's Land , being purely and essentially British , possesses an undoubted right to enjoy the blessing of the ...
Contents
THE SETTING IN NEW SOUTH WALES | 17 |
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE SON | 41 |
THE NATIVE SON OFFENDS GROSSLY | 61 |
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