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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... knew , was then buying the estates of Windermere and Luskinyre in the Hunter District . And Wentworth , he knew , was opposed in party and personality to McLeay , who had no doubt represented him as ill - disposed . Such was not the ...
... knew , was then buying the estates of Windermere and Luskinyre in the Hunter District . And Wentworth , he knew , was opposed in party and personality to McLeay , who had no doubt represented him as ill - disposed . Such was not the ...
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... knew Montagu was bent on making an impression : everyone knew he was a man of borrowed resources . The opposition , sensing Montagu knew that a verdict of guilty would be pleasing to Arthur , immediately saw Lewis as another victim of ...
... knew Montagu was bent on making an impression : everyone knew he was a man of borrowed resources . The opposition , sensing Montagu knew that a verdict of guilty would be pleasing to Arthur , immediately saw Lewis as another victim of ...
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... knew that Bedford had been delighted by Broughton's idea of the clergy as priests not out of any profound conviction about the catholic heritage of the Church of England , but because such talk fed his vanity and his overweening ...
... knew that Bedford had been delighted by Broughton's idea of the clergy as priests not out of any profound conviction about the catholic heritage of the Church of England , but because such talk fed his vanity and his overweening ...
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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