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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... Houses of Parliament for trial by jury and a house of assembly . With heavy sarcasm , he made some happy allusions to the pious labours of the clerical brethren who were about to render them the most moral people in the British ...
... Houses of Parliament for trial by jury and a house of assembly . With heavy sarcasm , he made some happy allusions to the pious labours of the clerical brethren who were about to render them the most moral people in the British ...
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... House of Com- mons . He began by saying he was convinced the boons now prayed for would be refused while the Under - Secretary of State was allowed to consider the colony as his patrimony . That functionary had fingered the colonists ...
... House of Com- mons . He began by saying he was convinced the boons now prayed for would be refused while the Under - Secretary of State was allowed to consider the colony as his patrimony . That functionary had fingered the colonists ...
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... House of Commons granted them power to report to the House their observations together with the evidence taken before them so far.55 On 24 November , in the new session of the House , the committee was reappointed and charged once again ...
... House of Commons granted them power to report to the House their observations together with the evidence taken before them so far.55 On 24 November , in the new session of the House , the committee was reappointed and charged once again ...
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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