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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... things , and shielded them from drunken convict servants , and bloodthirsty savages . 24 Joseph Archer , born in Hertford in 1795 , encouraged by the success of his brother Thomas in Van Diemen's Land , had entered into a partnership ...
... things , and shielded them from drunken convict servants , and bloodthirsty savages . 24 Joseph Archer , born in Hertford in 1795 , encouraged by the success of his brother Thomas in Van Diemen's Land , had entered into a partnership ...
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... things , while the land and the black man , like the hedgehog , knew that one big thing which was forever beyond the white man's reach . By that third week in No- vember , the men were so chafing to attend to their private interests ...
... things , while the land and the black man , like the hedgehog , knew that one big thing which was forever beyond the white man's reach . By that third week in No- vember , the men were so chafing to attend to their private interests ...
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... things necessary to salvation , he urged his fellow Protestants not to fail to remember that all the corruptions of the pure doctrines of God had arisen from a desertion of His word . Protestants , there- fore , were not justified in ...
... things necessary to salvation , he urged his fellow Protestants not to fail to remember that all the corruptions of the pure doctrines of God had arisen from a desertion of His word . Protestants , there- fore , were not justified in ...
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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