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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The native-born bitterly resented that picture of what European civilization had
done to New South Wales. They were angry with Father W. B. Ullathorne for
telling the Transportation Committee that there was sodomy in New South Wales;
they ...
The native-born bitterly resented that picture of what European civilization had
done to New South Wales. They were angry with Father W. B. Ullathorne for
telling the Transportation Committee that there was sodomy in New South Wales;
they ...
Page 430
Ever since the days of Macquarie the government of New South Wales had given
badges of distinction to the chiefs of the aborigines on which were engraved their
names, such as 'King Bungaree, Chief of Broken Bay Tribe' and 'Cora ...
Ever since the days of Macquarie the government of New South Wales had given
badges of distinction to the chiefs of the aborigines on which were engraved their
names, such as 'King Bungaree, Chief of Broken Bay Tribe' and 'Cora ...
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APPENDIX THE COUNTIES OF NEW SOUTH WALES Definition of limits of
settlement, Sydney Gazette, 6 September 1826. Definition of the Nineteen
Counties, Sydney Gazette, 17 October 1829. Sir Thomas Mitchell's map of the
Nineteen ...
APPENDIX THE COUNTIES OF NEW SOUTH WALES Definition of limits of
settlement, Sydney Gazette, 6 September 1826. Definition of the Nineteen
Counties, Sydney Gazette, 17 October 1829. Sir Thomas Mitchell's map of the
Nineteen ...
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