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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Page 95
uniform of a Lieutenant-General and had the satisfaction of “affixing' yet another
Whig name in the bush of Australia by naming the town Melbourne. Using
William Buckley as his interpreter he exhorted the aborigines to good conduct
and ...
uniform of a Lieutenant-General and had the satisfaction of “affixing' yet another
Whig name in the bush of Australia by naming the town Melbourne. Using
William Buckley as his interpreter he exhorted the aborigines to good conduct
and ...
Page 206
In the meantime Lady Jane was attempting to improve the minds of the ladies of
Hobart Town. Although she had been warned that the young ladies of that town
had a great fondness for dancing and singing popular songs, she began a series
...
In the meantime Lady Jane was attempting to improve the minds of the ladies of
Hobart Town. Although she had been warned that the young ladies of that town
had a great fondness for dancing and singing popular songs, she began a series
...
Page 408
In the towns of the Australian colonies at the end of the 1840s observers noted a
visible increase of religious ... Even though in Sydney, a town of some forty-five
thousand people, no more than five thousand ever put a foot inside a church ...
In the towns of the Australian colonies at the end of the 1840s observers noted a
visible increase of religious ... Even though in Sydney, a town of some forty-five
thousand people, no more than five thousand ever put a foot inside a church ...
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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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