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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that evil spirit left them, in fits of remorse and shame they turned to their God for
comfort and strength and swore they would try by His help not to sin again. Men
tormented by the gap between their passions and God's commands began to
send ...
that evil spirit left them, in fits of remorse and shame they turned to their God for
comfort and strength and swore they would try by His help not to sin again. Men
tormented by the gap between their passions and God's commands began to
send ...
Page 179
He then went on to urge the people to take care lest the evil of convictism be
replaced by a greater evil, for if the predominance of members of the Catholic
faith were established in Australia by assisted immigration, the toleration and
freedom ...
He then went on to urge the people to take care lest the evil of convictism be
replaced by a greater evil, for if the predominance of members of the Catholic
faith were established in Australia by assisted immigration, the toleration and
freedom ...
Page 319
After this subterranean aside he went on to describe the “utter state of pupillage'
in which governors of colonies were held by that necessity for constant reference
to Downing Street, and how the remedy for that evil was the same as the remedy
...
After this subterranean aside he went on to describe the “utter state of pupillage'
in which governors of colonies were held by that necessity for constant reference
to Downing Street, and how the remedy for that evil was the same as the remedy
...
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