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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Brisbane had offered to restore him to the high office of a magistrate on the bench
at Parramatta . ... Once again he took his seat on the bench of magistrates at
Parramatta , not pausing for a moment to reflect on whether nature had endowed
...
Brisbane had offered to restore him to the high office of a magistrate on the bench
at Parramatta . ... Once again he took his seat on the bench of magistrates at
Parramatta , not pausing for a moment to reflect on whether nature had endowed
...
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The bench of magistrates with Sam Marsden carried away by abhorrence for the
ways of the wicked , and Hannibal Macarthur , the Palmers , and John Blaxland ,
sensing the opportunity to humiliate a man tainted with political radicalism ...
The bench of magistrates with Sam Marsden carried away by abhorrence for the
ways of the wicked , and Hannibal Macarthur , the Palmers , and John Blaxland ,
sensing the opportunity to humiliate a man tainted with political radicalism ...
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Perceiving Marsden's behaviour to be a breach of government orders , the two
magistrates ordered Ring to be committed to gaol for further investigation and
summoned Marsden to appear before them . On 17 May Marsden , the principal ...
Perceiving Marsden's behaviour to be a breach of government orders , the two
magistrates ordered Ring to be committed to gaol for further investigation and
summoned Marsden to appear before them . On 17 May Marsden , the principal ...
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Contents
DARKNESS | 1 |
THE SETTING IN NEW SOUTH WALES | 17 |
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE SON | 41 |
Copyright | |
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