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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... Houses of Parliament for trial by jury and a house of assembly . With heavy sarcasm , he made some happy allusions to the pious labours of the clerical brethren who were about to render them the most moral people in the British ...
... Houses of Parliament for trial by jury and a house of assembly . With heavy sarcasm , he made some happy allusions to the pious labours of the clerical brethren who were about to render them the most moral people in the British ...
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... house of Mr Edward Lord , landowner and banker , who was said to be the richest man in Van Diemen's Land.27 A Mr Munro had started to manufacture hats from colonial fur of such quality that the Hobart Town Gazette claimed that from then ...
... house of Mr Edward Lord , landowner and banker , who was said to be the richest man in Van Diemen's Land.27 A Mr Munro had started to manufacture hats from colonial fur of such quality that the Hobart Town Gazette claimed that from then ...
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... house after hours one was admonished ; for being in a disorderly house after hours one was given six days at the tread - wheel ; for spoiling 450 feet of wood by cutting it crooked , one was ordered to make up 450 feet in fourteen days ...
... house after hours one was admonished ; for being in a disorderly house after hours one was given six days at the tread - wheel ; for spoiling 450 feet of wood by cutting it crooked , one was ordered to make up 450 feet in fourteen days ...
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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