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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... once again , that service of Caesar ended in public humiliation for Marsden . Filled with a sense of his own righteousness , comforting himself once again with the words of the psalmist that the faithful servant of the Lord must endure ...
... once again , that service of Caesar ended in public humiliation for Marsden . Filled with a sense of his own righteousness , comforting himself once again with the words of the psalmist that the faithful servant of the Lord must endure ...
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... Once again Wentworth shouted in anger that he would either wipe out the stain with Bent's blood , or shed the last drop of his own blood in the effort.18 That spring of 1819 in London his world seemed to be crumbling around him . In the ...
... Once again Wentworth shouted in anger that he would either wipe out the stain with Bent's blood , or shed the last drop of his own blood in the effort.18 That spring of 1819 in London his world seemed to be crumbling around him . In the ...
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... once more . But before the rift could develop into recrimination , and a free display of the colonial taste for mockery and abuse , Bland moved success- fully for an adjournment of the meeting . After all they had more important ...
... once more . But before the rift could develop into recrimination , and a free display of the colonial taste for mockery and abuse , Bland moved success- fully for an adjournment of the meeting . After all they had more important ...
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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