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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... currency lad , and Hovell belonged to the sterling , those men who believed that the accident of place and station of birth had conferred on them a superiority of character and talent over the currency lads and lasses.32 So an ...
... currency lad , and Hovell belonged to the sterling , those men who believed that the accident of place and station of birth had conferred on them a superiority of character and talent over the currency lads and lasses.32 So an ...
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... currency lads and currency lasses . At their public dinners no one asked them to charge their glasses and drink to " The land , boys , we live in ' . Having been founded sixteen years after New South Wales there was not that same pro ...
... currency lads and currency lasses . At their public dinners no one asked them to charge their glasses and drink to " The land , boys , we live in ' . Having been founded sixteen years after New South Wales there was not that same pro ...
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... Currency Lad , 215 Currency lads and lasses , see Native - born Darling , Eliza , 62-3 , 75 , 78 , 103 , 105 , 108 , 150 , 160 , 200 , 206 , 216-17 , 230 Darling , Ralph : character , 61-2 , 63 , 69 , 90 , 91 ; arrival in Sydney , 61 ...
... Currency Lad , 215 Currency lads and lasses , see Native - born Darling , Eliza , 62-3 , 75 , 78 , 103 , 105 , 108 , 150 , 160 , 200 , 206 , 216-17 , 230 Darling , Ralph : character , 61-2 , 63 , 69 , 90 , 91 ; arrival in Sydney , 61 ...
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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