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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... colony as a receptacle for con- victs in the Australian colonies who , by pardon or by lapse of time , had regained their freedom , but who might be unable to find elsewhere an effective demand for their services . This confirmed the ...
... colony as a receptacle for con- victs in the Australian colonies who , by pardon or by lapse of time , had regained their freedom , but who might be unable to find elsewhere an effective demand for their services . This confirmed the ...
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... colonies , the northern of which would retain its present name while the southern colony would , by Her Majesty's gracious permission , receive the name of the Province of Victoria . After the petition for separation of June 1844 was ...
... colonies , the northern of which would retain its present name while the southern colony would , by Her Majesty's gracious permission , receive the name of the Province of Victoria . After the petition for separation of June 1844 was ...
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... colony . They then ducked the whole issue by going on to say that transportation if combined with an immigration of selected free persons of an equivalent amount would help to develop the resources of Australia . The news that Van ...
... colony . They then ducked the whole issue by going on to say that transportation if combined with an immigration of selected free persons of an equivalent amount would help to develop the resources of Australia . The news that Van ...
Contents
ANOTHER PROVINCE FOR BRITAINS GENTRY | 17 |
A BRITISH PROVINCE WITH A LAUDABLE PURPOSE | 42 |
HIGH NOON FOR MORAL IMPROVERS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA | 73 |
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