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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They used the labour of their convict servants to make their wealth , and put up a
mansion , in front of which Georgian pillars supporting a wide verandah
witnessed to their ideas of comfort and grandeur , while every Sunday in the
Presbyterian ...
They used the labour of their convict servants to make their wealth , and put up a
mansion , in front of which Georgian pillars supporting a wide verandah
witnessed to their ideas of comfort and grandeur , while every Sunday in the
Presbyterian ...
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That August Arthur heard that Hogarth , a convict servant in the police office at
Waterloo , had taken a bribe from Mr Meredith , a settler at Oyster Bay , to get him
more assigned servants . Everyone knew that at those levels such bribery went
on ...
That August Arthur heard that Hogarth , a convict servant in the police office at
Waterloo , had taken a bribe from Mr Meredith , a settler at Oyster Bay , to get him
more assigned servants . Everyone knew that at those levels such bribery went
on ...
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arrival in the colony in May 1824 , was mentioned in two cases before a
magistrate in Launceston which suggested he , Bryan , had had the most
improper transactions with his assigned servants . Arthur , concluding that a man
who had given ...
arrival in the colony in May 1824 , was mentioned in two cases before a
magistrate in Launceston which suggested he , Bryan , had had the most
improper transactions with his assigned servants . Arthur , concluding that a man
who had given ...
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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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