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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... native - born . The class of person that had been born in the colony , he wrote , afforded a remarkable exception to the moral and physical character of their parents . They were generally tall in person , and slender in their limbs ...
... native - born . The class of person that had been born in the colony , he wrote , afforded a remarkable exception to the moral and physical character of their parents . They were generally tall in person , and slender in their limbs ...
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... native - born . Even the number attending a funeral was used as evidence for the respectability of the native - born . The native - born , they wrote , knew more about the climate and the system of agriculture appropriate to the local ...
... native - born . Even the number attending a funeral was used as evidence for the respectability of the native - born . The native - born , they wrote , knew more about the climate and the system of agriculture appropriate to the local ...
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... native sons.58 That year too the venerated bard , Michael Robinson , an ex - convict , whose witty , gay and classical muse had so often been the subject of general admira- tion and praise amongst emancipists and native - born , read ...
... native sons.58 That year too the venerated bard , Michael Robinson , an ex - convict , whose witty , gay and classical muse had so often been the subject of general admira- tion and praise amongst emancipists and native - born , read ...
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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