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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... benefit of the church , and by lower orders whose life was a mockery of that God who had made man , they knew , lower than the angels , but not as low as the beasts , were tempted to attribute the indifference to God to human depravity ...
... benefit of the church , and by lower orders whose life was a mockery of that God who had made man , they knew , lower than the angels , but not as low as the beasts , were tempted to attribute the indifference to God to human depravity ...
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... benefit from his assistance . Henry Dumaresq , who had rather a wicked tongue when encouraged to perform on the Botany Bay Whigs , thought Thomson looked very sad and very seedy after his marriage to Bourke's daughter . As Thomson had ...
... benefit from his assistance . Henry Dumaresq , who had rather a wicked tongue when encouraged to perform on the Botany Bay Whigs , thought Thomson looked very sad and very seedy after his marriage to Bourke's daughter . As Thomson had ...
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... benefit from con- vict labour . The men in the road - gangs had constructed the indispensable pub- lic works by the ... benefits of cheap , docile convict labour at his hands gathered to express their gratitude . At Ross in an area of ...
... benefit from con- vict labour . The men in the road - gangs had constructed the indispensable pub- lic works by the ... benefits of cheap , docile convict labour at his hands gathered to express their gratitude . At Ross in an area of ...
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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