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 241
... moral policing . She persuaded the emigration commissioners to protect the morals of young women on migrant ships in the way she had found so efficacious in her own Immigrants ' Home in Sydney , which was simply to segregate the women ...
... moral policing . She persuaded the emigration commissioners to protect the morals of young women on migrant ships in the way she had found so efficacious in her own Immigrants ' Home in Sydney , which was simply to segregate the women ...
Page 308
... moral - improving subjects at the Commercial Reading Room , the Mechanics ' Institute , the City Theatre and the School of Arts where a great array of talent had been engaged to spread ' moral enlighten- ment'.46 As the moral improvers ...
... moral - improving subjects at the Commercial Reading Room , the Mechanics ' Institute , the City Theatre and the School of Arts where a great array of talent had been engaged to spread ' moral enlighten- ment'.46 As the moral improvers ...
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... morals of Government House society at a time when the convicts were spreading their deadly moral pollution over the lower orders . Some said Sir Eardley was seeing far too much of Julia Sorell , a strikingly handsome girl of nineteen ...
... morals of Government House society at a time when the convicts were spreading their deadly moral pollution over the lower orders . Some said Sir Eardley was seeing far too much of Julia Sorell , a strikingly handsome girl of nineteen ...
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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