A History of Australia: The beginning of an Australian civilization, 1824-1851The 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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He selected Captain James John Gordon Bremer to take command of a warship
and proceed without loss of time to the said north-west coast and take formal
possession of it between the west coast of Bathurst Island and the eastern side of
...
He selected Captain James John Gordon Bremer to take command of a warship
and proceed without loss of time to the said north-west coast and take formal
possession of it between the west coast of Bathurst Island and the eastern side of
...
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In that month Captain Patrick Logan arrived to take over as commandant from
Captain Bishop who had succeeded Captain Miller. Logan was a deeply divided
man. Born in either 1792 or 1796 into a Scottish family which traced its ancestry ...
In that month Captain Patrick Logan arrived to take over as commandant from
Captain Bishop who had succeeded Captain Miller. Logan was a deeply divided
man. Born in either 1792 or 1796 into a Scottish family which traced its ancestry ...
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Besides, he had just chosen a new commandant, Captain Collet Barker, one of
those upright evangelicals, to take command of the new northern site. Barker
arrived at Fort Wellington, Raffles Bay, on 13 September 1828 with a detachment
of ...
Besides, he had just chosen a new commandant, Captain Collet Barker, one of
those upright evangelicals, to take command of the new northern site. Barker
arrived at Fort Wellington, Raffles Bay, on 13 September 1828 with a detachment
of ...
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| Title | A History of Australia: The beginning of an Australian civilization, 1824-1851 Volume 3 of A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 |
| Authors | Charles Manning Hope Clark, Manning Clark |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1963 |
| ISBN | 052284054X, 9780522840544 |
| Length | 491 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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