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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... hands of Queen Victoria . He had once made so bold as to call their beloved Queen the ' Protectress of the Free ' ! He ... hand of the representative of the Queen . So did another Prince of the Church , Alfred Barry , Church of England ...
... hands of Queen Victoria . He had once made so bold as to call their beloved Queen the ' Protectress of the Free ' ! He ... hand of the representative of the Queen . So did another Prince of the Church , Alfred Barry , Church of England ...
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... hand over the government of their country to men who were wary of visionaries and all those who held out a promise of better things for mankind . Australians seemed chained for decades to come to the role of being a New Britannia in ...
... hand over the government of their country to men who were wary of visionaries and all those who held out a promise of better things for mankind . Australians seemed chained for decades to come to the role of being a New Britannia in ...
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... hands and danced hand in hand in a ring around the centre of the room to express their jubilation.o 87 On 19 May London went delirious with delight when news spread that Mafeking had been relieved : Melbourne and other Australian cities ...
... hands and danced hand in hand in a ring around the centre of the room to express their jubilation.o 87 On 19 May London went delirious with delight when news spread that Mafeking had been relieved : Melbourne and other Australian cities ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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