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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... election in July 1894 - the Solidarities and the Anti - pledge . Labor adopted a platform designed to win votes at elections rather than to hold out to humanity the hope for better things in New South Wales and possibly in Australia at ...
... election in July 1894 - the Solidarities and the Anti - pledge . Labor adopted a platform designed to win votes at elections rather than to hold out to humanity the hope for better things in New South Wales and possibly in Australia at ...
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... election of ten delegates from each colony . Queensland did not pass an Enabling Act because the members of parliament were embroiled in arguments over proposals to trisect the colony and also because of differences between the ...
... election of ten delegates from each colony . Queensland did not pass an Enabling Act because the members of parliament were embroiled in arguments over proposals to trisect the colony and also because of differences between the ...
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... election by the people in each state as one electorate for election by the parliaments of the states as proposed in the 1891 Bill . But in all other questions and issues the conservatives on the committee - Baker's men as they were ...
... election by the people in each state as one electorate for election by the parliaments of the states as proposed in the 1891 Bill . But in all other questions and issues the conservatives on the committee - Baker's men as they were ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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