A History of Australia [vol. 4]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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... constitution conferred on the colony by the Australian Colonies Government Act of 1850. Hargraves did not get his baronetcy , but Wentworth did get his chance to savour the fulfilment of one of the great dreams of his life : to draft a ...
... constitution conferred on the colony by the Australian Colonies Government Act of 1850. Hargraves did not get his baronetcy , but Wentworth did get his chance to savour the fulfilment of one of the great dreams of his life : to draft a ...
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... constitution for the colony to the Legislative Council . In drafting the report he had been influenced by many things . Ever since the news of the revolutions of 1848 had reached the shores of New South Wales , in his mind the ' tocsin ...
... constitution for the colony to the Legislative Council . In drafting the report he had been influenced by many things . Ever since the news of the revolutions of 1848 had reached the shores of New South Wales , in his mind the ' tocsin ...
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... constitution were the ' without which not ' of his great aim to ' sow the seeds of good constitutional principles ' , to make this ' a British community and not a democratic community ' . Having won that part of the battle for ...
... constitution were the ' without which not ' of his great aim to ' sow the seeds of good constitutional principles ' , to make this ' a British community and not a democratic community ' . Having won that part of the battle for ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
Copyright | |
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