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 222
... evil influence of the Chief Justice on the Governor . Up in the Hunter and down in the Limestone Plains , on the Monaro , and at Camden , where that English gentleman Australian - born , James Macarthur , resided , these Botany Bay ...
... evil influence of the Chief Justice on the Governor . Up in the Hunter and down in the Limestone Plains , on the Monaro , and at Camden , where that English gentleman Australian - born , James Macarthur , resided , these Botany Bay ...
Page 341
... evil . As for the penal settlements , there a man lost the heart of a man , and was fashioned in the shape of a beast : there evil was distinguished by the convicts as good , and good as evil , to which coercion was no answer , for that ...
... evil . As for the penal settlements , there a man lost the heart of a man , and was fashioned in the shape of a beast : there evil was distinguished by the convicts as good , and good as evil , to which coercion was no answer , for that ...
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... evil . Having dispensed with the argument of economic security , Molesworth re- turned with all the more confidence to sum up the case against transportation . Its two main characteristics were , he wrote , inefficiency in deterring ...
... evil . Having dispensed with the argument of economic security , Molesworth re- turned with all the more confidence to sum up the case against transportation . Its two main characteristics were , he wrote , inefficiency in deterring ...
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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