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 208
... convict system had moved into the centre of the stage of the public life of New South Wales . People , wrote the Sydney Herald in July , were now calculating whether it was not more advantageous to employ free men at wages , than a set ...
... convict system had moved into the centre of the stage of the public life of New South Wales . People , wrote the Sydney Herald in July , were now calculating whether it was not more advantageous to employ free men at wages , than a set ...
Page 336
... system of selling lands and using the proceeds as an immigration fund afforded a means of doing away with the convict system . When Molesworth pressed him to disown the native- born , James had nothing but such praise for their moral ...
... system of selling lands and using the proceeds as an immigration fund afforded a means of doing away with the convict system . When Molesworth pressed him to disown the native- born , James had nothing but such praise for their moral ...
Page 355
... convict system , 34-5 , 60 , 86 , 261-2 , 272 , 292 ; policy on N.S.W. , 37 ; and land regu- lations , 68 , 104-5 , 126 ; see also Bathurst , Henry ; Glenelg , Baron ; Goderich , Vis- count ; Huskisson , William ; Murray , George ...
... convict system , 34-5 , 60 , 86 , 261-2 , 272 , 292 ; policy on N.S.W. , 37 ; and land regu- lations , 68 , 104-5 , 126 ; see also Bathurst , Henry ; Glenelg , Baron ; Goderich , Vis- count ; Huskisson , William ; Murray , George ...
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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