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 137
... Phillip : ' . . . this country will hereafter prove a most valuable acquisition to Great Britain ' . The historians of the centenary of 1888 did not challenge the myth which saw the history of Australia as a story of national growth ...
... Phillip : ' . . . this country will hereafter prove a most valuable acquisition to Great Britain ' . The historians of the centenary of 1888 did not challenge the myth which saw the history of Australia as a story of national growth ...
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... Phillip blow over the people of Melbourne who had been taught by parsons and priests to think of the body as evil , the Reverend McNab ground on to an overflow meeting of nearly one thousand who had gathered to hear the warning that two ...
... Phillip blow over the people of Melbourne who had been taught by parsons and priests to think of the body as evil , the Reverend McNab ground on to an overflow meeting of nearly one thousand who had gathered to hear the warning that two ...
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... Phillip Island Charlie West and other chicory farmers wondered whether the autumn harvest in a dry year would bring in enough to provide ' tucker for the kids and the missus ' . The men of the Orange Lodge in Sydney and Melbourne huffed ...
... Phillip Island Charlie West and other chicory farmers wondered whether the autumn harvest in a dry year would bring in enough to provide ' tucker for the kids and the missus ' . The men of the Orange Lodge in Sydney and Melbourne huffed ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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