A History of Australia: New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1822-1838The 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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... hand against every man because deep down he feared every man's hand was raised against him.5 There was also the early death of the mother . For Catherine Crowley , who had left Norfolk Island in February 1796 with D'Arcy Wentworth and ...
... hand against every man because deep down he feared every man's hand was raised against him.5 There was also the early death of the mother . For Catherine Crowley , who had left Norfolk Island in February 1796 with D'Arcy Wentworth and ...
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... hand of a most disreputable character , who was not visited by any person of standing in the community , in front of all the higher classes of society . When another man , held to be of low repute by ' the few ' , held out his hand ...
... hand of a most disreputable character , who was not visited by any person of standing in the community , in front of all the higher classes of society . When another man , held to be of low repute by ' the few ' , held out his hand ...
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... hand in hand with the people , as the Governor himself had too great a stake in the colony to be indifferent to its prosperity . He then went back to the heart of the matter and said that as he hoped to hand down his property intact to ...
... hand in hand with the people , as the Governor himself had too great a stake in the colony to be indifferent to its prosperity . He then went back to the heart of the matter and said that as he hoped to hand down his property intact to ...
Contents
THE SETTING IN NEW SOUTH WALES | 17 |
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE SON | 41 |
THE NATIVE SON OFFENDS GROSSLY | 61 |
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