Colonial Australia, 1841-1874Aborigines - bushrangers - Chinese - Caroline Chisholm ; coal mining - convicts - copper - crime & criminals -depressions ; Melbourne - politics & government - religion - transport - education - trade unionism - unemployment - women; Melbourne - nationalism - pastoral industry - transport - education - trade unionism - women. |
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Page 84
Crime and moral pollution are pouring in in such an overwhelming flood that the
colony is becoming a moral pest - house , out of ... benefited or improved , but ,
on the contrary , become deteriorated – that from the numbers already sent , their
...
Crime and moral pollution are pouring in in such an overwhelming flood that the
colony is becoming a moral pest - house , out of ... benefited or improved , but ,
on the contrary , become deteriorated – that from the numbers already sent , their
...
Page 253
( Hear , hear . ) It will then become a large and important body , controlling both
the people and the executive , and I have no doubt it would exercise its functions
to the satisfaction of both . And I believe the post would be an object of ambition
to ...
( Hear , hear . ) It will then become a large and important body , controlling both
the people and the executive , and I have no doubt it would exercise its functions
to the satisfaction of both . And I believe the post would be an object of ambition
to ...
Page 535
... fully appreciate the desperate nature of the present . The darkest hour is that
preceding the dawn . Things have become so bad that they cannot well become
worse ; we hope , therefore , that a vigorous effort will be made amend to them .
... fully appreciate the desperate nature of the present . The darkest hour is that
preceding the dawn . Things have become so bad that they cannot well become
worse ; we hope , therefore , that a vigorous effort will be made amend to them .
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