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... wrote of gold as a madness that tempted men to abandon their way of life and feverishly go in search of a cruel chimera . Sow crops , and reap a harvest ; dig for gold , and reap the whirlwind . So wrote the Launceston Examiner on 25 ...
... wrote of gold as a madness that tempted men to abandon their way of life and feverishly go in search of a cruel chimera . Sow crops , and reap a harvest ; dig for gold , and reap the whirlwind . So wrote the Launceston Examiner on 25 ...
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... wrote a series of articles on the union of the colonies , beginning on 2 April 1854. ' The people of Australia ' , he wrote on 26 May , ' are one people ; they speak one language ; their views are substantially the same ; they worship ...
... wrote a series of articles on the union of the colonies , beginning on 2 April 1854. ' The people of Australia ' , he wrote on 26 May , ' are one people ; they speak one language ; their views are substantially the same ; they worship ...
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... wrote , ' is totally incompatible with the British Constitution . A Roman Catholic is wholly incapable of being safely connected with the British Constitution in any near way . ' The same day he described in his journal a scene in New ...
... wrote , ' is totally incompatible with the British Constitution . A Roman Catholic is wholly incapable of being safely connected with the British Constitution in any near way . ' The same day he described in his journal a scene in New ...
Contents
THE POSSESSED | 11 |
ONE STEP FORWARD FOR THE WHITE | 25 |
WHO WOULD WANT TO BE A DIGGER? | 49 |
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