A History of Australia [vol. 4]Melbourne University, 1963 - Australia |
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Page 73
... soldiers hurled threats of revenge at prowling diggers . Weary diggers taunted the soldiers with rude remarks about the quality of the perfume used by lords of creation who swilled champagne while diggers sweated their guts out in the ...
... soldiers hurled threats of revenge at prowling diggers . Weary diggers taunted the soldiers with rude remarks about the quality of the perfume used by lords of creation who swilled champagne while diggers sweated their guts out in the ...
Page 78
... soldiers . In the madness of the moment the soldiers threatened to murder every one of the 150 rebel bastards inside the stockade . Captain Pasley shouted above the uproar that any soldier who murdered a prisoner would be shot on the ...
... soldiers . In the madness of the moment the soldiers threatened to murder every one of the 150 rebel bastards inside the stockade . Captain Pasley shouted above the uproar that any soldier who murdered a prisoner would be shot on the ...
Page 107
... soldiers ' barracks on Norfolk Island where soldiers had held their carousals in the convict period , men , women and children solemnly and gratefully offered their thanks and praises to Almighty God for His continued goodness and mercy ...
... soldiers ' barracks on Norfolk Island where soldiers had held their carousals in the convict period , men , women and children solemnly and gratefully offered their thanks and praises to Almighty God for His continued goodness and mercy ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
Copyright | |
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