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 84
... camp at Clermont . Within a few weeks similar camps were formed at Sandy Creek , Capella and Barcaldine . 52 From all these camps delegates rode round the district with armed bands calling on shearers to drop their blades , kidnapping ...
... camp at Clermont . Within a few weeks similar camps were formed at Sandy Creek , Capella and Barcaldine . 52 From all these camps delegates rode round the district with armed bands calling on shearers to drop their blades , kidnapping ...
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... camp at Barcaldine had not been lost on the enlightened bourgeois politicians . There must be some middle ground between the conservatism of a Henry Parkes , a James Service , a John Forrest , an Inglis Clark , a Samuel Griffith , a ...
... camp at Barcaldine had not been lost on the enlightened bourgeois politicians . There must be some middle ground between the conservatism of a Henry Parkes , a James Service , a John Forrest , an Inglis Clark , a Samuel Griffith , a ...
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... camp : the 3rd Infantry Brigade , together with supporting services of engineers , ambulance men and some other troops , suddenly disappeared from Mena camp . Rumours went the rounds of the tents and mess tables . Australians were about ...
... camp : the 3rd Infantry Brigade , together with supporting services of engineers , ambulance men and some other troops , suddenly disappeared from Mena camp . Rumours went the rounds of the tents and mess tables . Australians were about ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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