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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... Reverend Mr Mansfield at the end of 1821 : ' Old black men nigh all gone . Soon no blackman , all whitemen ' . The Reverend Mr Walker , in grief and shame , wondered whether his society in London should not also send mis- sionaries to ...
... Reverend Mr Mansfield at the end of 1821 : ' Old black men nigh all gone . Soon no blackman , all whitemen ' . The Reverend Mr Walker , in grief and shame , wondered whether his society in London should not also send mis- sionaries to ...
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... Reverend J. Dunmore Lang in 1834 to describe on paper those occasions when it had pleased Almighty God to visit New South Wales with an afflictive drought to open the eyes of the colonists to their own folly and madness.61 From the ...
... Reverend J. Dunmore Lang in 1834 to describe on paper those occasions when it had pleased Almighty God to visit New South Wales with an afflictive drought to open the eyes of the colonists to their own folly and madness.61 From the ...
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... Reverend Henry Fulton , who had been transported for his part in the Irish rebellion of 1798 , and swept briefly into a moment of prominence during the mutiny against Bligh in 1808 , was grieved to find that the children had pulled the ...
... Reverend Henry Fulton , who had been transported for his part in the Irish rebellion of 1798 , and swept briefly into a moment of prominence during the mutiny against Bligh in 1808 , was grieved to find that the children had pulled the ...
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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