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 38
It was a question on which Forbes could employ his great intellectual powers . In
January of 1823 Forbes came up with a solution to the New South Wales
problem . He recommended the creation of a Legislative Council with power to
make ...
It was a question on which Forbes could employ his great intellectual powers . In
January of 1823 Forbes came up with a solution to the New South Wales
problem . He recommended the creation of a Legislative Council with power to
make ...
Page 76
Forbes stayed away from the debates in the Legislative Council , pleading
pressure of judicial business as his excuse , but Darling , who was beginning to
chafe and fume under the man's exasperating insolent assumption that the Chief
...
Forbes stayed away from the debates in the Legislative Council , pleading
pressure of judicial business as his excuse , but Darling , who was beginning to
chafe and fume under the man's exasperating insolent assumption that the Chief
...
Page 82
Forbes had thought it inexpedient and unbecoming , and had even detected a
want of grace in two brothers - in - law being seated at opposite ends of the
council table , one as the King's representative , the other as a clerk . He believed
Henry ...
Forbes had thought it inexpedient and unbecoming , and had even detected a
want of grace in two brothers - in - law being seated at opposite ends of the
council table , one as the King's representative , the other as a clerk . He believed
Henry ...
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Contents
DARKNESS | 1 |
THE SETTING IN NEW SOUTH WALES | 17 |
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE SON | 41 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia: New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1822-1838 Volume 2 of A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Authors | Charles Manning Hope Clark, Manning Clark |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1962 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2011 |
| ISBN | 0522838219, 9780522838213 |
| Length | 364 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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