A History of Australia [vol. 4]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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... Perth in Western Australia . Soon after the Brenda arrived at Fremantle on 27 January 1852 with the news that the gold - fields of Victoria were reported to be illimitable , the town of Perth appeared mad with excitement ; every third ...
... Perth in Western Australia . Soon after the Brenda arrived at Fremantle on 27 January 1852 with the news that the gold - fields of Victoria were reported to be illimitable , the town of Perth appeared mad with excitement ; every third ...
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... Western Australia . There , as earlier in the eastern colonies , the abomination of flogging had been revived ; the moral sewage of Great Britain had once more been let loose in the Aus- tralian wilderness , corrupting and still further ...
... Western Australia . There , as earlier in the eastern colonies , the abomination of flogging had been revived ; the moral sewage of Great Britain had once more been let loose in the Aus- tralian wilderness , corrupting and still further ...
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... Perth to examine the interior of the continent , hoping to find evidence that Western Australia was not a wilderness interspersed with salt marshes and lakes , barren hills and spinifex deserts . John Forrest hoped to rescue Western ...
... Perth to examine the interior of the continent , hoping to find evidence that Western Australia was not a wilderness interspersed with salt marshes and lakes , barren hills and spinifex deserts . John Forrest hoped to rescue Western ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
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