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 112
... bourgeoisie one speaker declared a Socialistic Republic to be the true goal of Australian labour : another warned there would be no forgiveness until the wrongs of 1891 had been avenged - that the most sacred right of labour was the ...
... bourgeoisie one speaker declared a Socialistic Republic to be the true goal of Australian labour : another warned there would be no forgiveness until the wrongs of 1891 had been avenged - that the most sacred right of labour was the ...
Page 358
... bourgeoisie wanted a working class educated in the ideas of frugality , temperance and industry . Now the enlightened members of the bourgeoisie saw in mass entertainment both a source of profit and a means of distracting attention from ...
... bourgeoisie wanted a working class educated in the ideas of frugality , temperance and industry . Now the enlightened members of the bourgeoisie saw in mass entertainment both a source of profit and a means of distracting attention from ...
Page 380
... bourgeoisie of Melbourne , along with the rest of humanity , came up for judgement.43 In the secular press the same confidence and self - righteousness prevailed . Table Talk in Melbourne assured its readers that the Kaiser could not do ...
... bourgeoisie of Melbourne , along with the rest of humanity , came up for judgement.43 In the secular press the same confidence and self - righteousness prevailed . Table Talk in Melbourne assured its readers that the Kaiser could not do ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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