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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instructions from London, his Legislative Council passed the Colonial Municipal
Corporation Ordinance which provided for the election of nineteen councillors
and three aldermen by adult males of six months' residence who possessed ...
instructions from London, his Legislative Council passed the Colonial Municipal
Corporation Ordinance which provided for the election of nineteen councillors
and three aldermen by adult males of six months' residence who possessed ...
Page 446
On 1 October the Legislative Council passed the resolution calling on the British
Government to revoke the Order in Council. There was no need now to tear down
the Union Jack and unfurl the Australian flag. In great haste FitzRoy wrote off to ...
On 1 October the Legislative Council passed the resolution calling on the British
Government to revoke the Order in Council. There was no need now to tear down
the Union Jack and unfurl the Australian flag. In great haste FitzRoy wrote off to ...
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They therefore recommended a single house of legislature in each of the four,
one-third of which was to be nominated by ... For the rest they recommended
another attempt to establish district councils, the vesting in the new legislative
councils ...
They therefore recommended a single house of legislature in each of the four,
one-third of which was to be nominated by ... For the rest they recommended
another attempt to establish district councils, the vesting in the new legislative
councils ...
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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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