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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... believed the colony was fit for that mode of trial . He suggested a high property qualification for jurors who had been transported to ensure some approach to that respectability which he had found most commonly accom- panied the ...
... believed the colony was fit for that mode of trial . He suggested a high property qualification for jurors who had been transported to ensure some approach to that respectability which he had found most commonly accom- panied the ...
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... believed that Bourke's Transportation Act had had a most mischievous effect on the convicts . Those two dangerous Whigs , Bourke and Forbes , had been actuated by a mistaken policy of leniency rather than severity , and had caused an ...
... believed that Bourke's Transportation Act had had a most mischievous effect on the convicts . Those two dangerous Whigs , Bourke and Forbes , had been actuated by a mistaken policy of leniency rather than severity , and had caused an ...
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... believed Bourke's policy had anything to do with the alleged lamentable depravity of manners or the frightful prevalence of crime . On the contrary everyone who mattered believed Bourke had acted with wisdom , justice and humanity ...
... believed Bourke's policy had anything to do with the alleged lamentable depravity of manners or the frightful prevalence of crime . On the contrary everyone who mattered believed Bourke had acted with wisdom , justice and humanity ...
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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