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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... English province . The imperialists were trying to seduce Australians with a medal which ranked a little higher than the medal conferred upon a Cochin - China rooster at a country hog exhibition , into supporting a scheme of defence ...
... English province . The imperialists were trying to seduce Australians with a medal which ranked a little higher than the medal conferred upon a Cochin - China rooster at a country hog exhibition , into supporting a scheme of defence ...
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... English gentleman and the English lady were their ideal . The Catholic schools taught bourgeois moral values , while glossing over the role of the English in the creation of the model they were representing . The universities and their ...
... English gentleman and the English lady were their ideal . The Catholic schools taught bourgeois moral values , while glossing over the role of the English in the creation of the model they were representing . The universities and their ...
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... English nobleman to an English archbishop calling on them to retain their loyalty to the Empire . They then sang a hymn which recommended resignation to the conditions of existence . As a gun carriage bore the body from the cathedral to ...
... English nobleman to an English archbishop calling on them to retain their loyalty to the Empire . They then sang a hymn which recommended resignation to the conditions of existence . As a gun carriage bore the body from the cathedral to ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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