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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The day before Bourke first met the Legislative Council , the adjourned meeting
to prepare a petition on the subject of the land regulations was held in Walker's
large room at Parramatta . Wentworth moved that , as Bourke had announced ...
The day before Bourke first met the Legislative Council , the adjourned meeting
to prepare a petition on the subject of the land regulations was held in Walker's
large room at Parramatta . Wentworth moved that , as Bourke had announced ...
Page 235
48 By July the Herald petitions had collected four hundred signatures : the
counter - petition had collected nearly six ... In that month Bourke forwarded the
copies of all three to London with the simple statement that the counter - petition
must ...
48 By July the Herald petitions had collected four hundred signatures : the
counter - petition had collected nearly six ... In that month Bourke forwarded the
copies of all three to London with the simple statement that the counter - petition
must ...
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The only solution was for the colonists to petition and petition and petition until
the mother country granted their birthrights , because such importunity would
obtain what the justice of Arthur denied . At the same time , with more restraint
and a ...
The only solution was for the colonists to petition and petition and petition until
the mother country granted their birthrights , because such importunity would
obtain what the justice of Arthur denied . At the same time , with more restraint
and a ...
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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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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia: New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1822-1838 Volume 2 of A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Authors | Charles Manning Hope Clark, Manning Clark |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1962 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2011 |
| ISBN | 0522838219, 9780522838213 |
| Length | 364 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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