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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... kingdom which had always bothered Parkes - the kingdom of nothingness . Parkes , wrote Deakin , ' had always in his mind's eye his own portrait as that of a great man , and constantly adjusted himself to it ' . He wanted to be known as ...
... kingdom which had always bothered Parkes - the kingdom of nothingness . Parkes , wrote Deakin , ' had always in his mind's eye his own portrait as that of a great man , and constantly adjusted himself to it ' . He wanted to be known as ...
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... Kingdom of Nothingness was making his bid to be the man who created a united Australia . A man whose main political concern so far had been to balance the budget made his bid to become the Father of Federation and first Prime Minister ...
... Kingdom of Nothingness was making his bid to be the man who created a united Australia . A man whose main political concern so far had been to balance the budget made his bid to become the Father of Federation and first Prime Minister ...
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... kingdom of nothingness . But nature had not played on him the same cruel trick as on Henry Lawson . The chemistry of his body was not such that he reached for a drug to give him the strength to go on . Mr Deakin asked the heavenly ...
... kingdom of nothingness . But nature had not played on him the same cruel trick as on Henry Lawson . The chemistry of his body was not such that he reached for a drug to give him the strength to go on . Mr Deakin asked the heavenly ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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