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 109
... fields had hearts reputed to be as ' false as the inside of hell ' . They spread rumours concerning great goldfields out on the desert , telling in the process such whopping lies that observers put them in the class above Ananias , the ...
... fields had hearts reputed to be as ' false as the inside of hell ' . They spread rumours concerning great goldfields out on the desert , telling in the process such whopping lies that observers put them in the class above Ananias , the ...
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... field . The grievances of the diggers at Kalgoorlie bore some resemblance to the grievances of their illus- trious predecessors at Eureka . Like them the alluvial diggers at Kalgoorlie and on surrounding fields like Kanowna were doomed ...
... field . The grievances of the diggers at Kalgoorlie bore some resemblance to the grievances of their illus- trious predecessors at Eureka . Like them the alluvial diggers at Kalgoorlie and on surrounding fields like Kanowna were doomed ...
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... fields . But the appetite of Leviathan increased with eating . In the last quarter of 1897 the mining companies asked the government of Western Australia to prohibit alluvial diggers from pegging claims on their leases . Believing such ...
... fields . But the appetite of Leviathan increased with eating . In the last quarter of 1897 the mining companies asked the government of Western Australia to prohibit alluvial diggers from pegging claims on their leases . Believing such ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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