A History of Australia: The people make laws, 1888-1915The 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 59
... Christ , but inwardly ravening wolves who in return for a ' fat living ' and handsome sums put in the plate each Sunday by the wealthy bourgeois , told the faithful that God was on the side of law and order and the preservation of the ...
... Christ , but inwardly ravening wolves who in return for a ' fat living ' and handsome sums put in the plate each Sunday by the wealthy bourgeois , told the faithful that God was on the side of law and order and the preservation of the ...
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... Christ to the cross - believing that Labour was the true name of Christ ( ' My true name is Labour / Though priests call me Christ ' ) . The members of the procession then entered the Centenary Hall . There one of their number reminded ...
... Christ to the cross - believing that Labour was the true name of Christ ( ' My true name is Labour / Though priests call me Christ ' ) . The members of the procession then entered the Centenary Hall . There one of their number reminded ...
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... Christ's work , and those liberals who had corrupted the European with the idea that everything was allowable . The Russian peasant had kept alive the image of Christ in his heart . God would save Russia as He had saved her many times ...
... Christ's work , and those liberals who had corrupted the European with the idea that everything was allowable . The Russian peasant had kept alive the image of Christ in his heart . God would save Russia as He had saved her many times ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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