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 180
... Letters Patent creating the Queen's trusty servant John Adrian Louis Hope Gover- nor - General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia and its dependent territories . Mr Blackmore bowed respectfully every time he mentioned the names ...
... Letters Patent creating the Queen's trusty servant John Adrian Louis Hope Gover- nor - General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia and its dependent territories . Mr Blackmore bowed respectfully every time he mentioned the names ...
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... letters to Mr Deakin to tell him that that though he , Quick , would of course never dream of asking for any favour for himself , his friends kept urging him to put himself forward arguing that it would be very appropriate that a man ...
... letters to Mr Deakin to tell him that that though he , Quick , would of course never dream of asking for any favour for himself , his friends kept urging him to put himself forward arguing that it would be very appropriate that a man ...
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... letters of Breaker Morant . The one - time horse - breaker , the murderer of innocent Boer civilians , was presented as a human being . The Bulletin also published a letter from an Australian army officer in South Africa in which the ...
... letters of Breaker Morant . The one - time horse - breaker , the murderer of innocent Boer civilians , was presented as a human being . The Bulletin also published a letter from an Australian army officer in South Africa in which the ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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