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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... industry . By 1900 machines were being used for all field labour in the industry except the cutting of the cane . White men working for themselves and using the best labour - saving equipment were gradually displacing the coloured ...
... industry . By 1900 machines were being used for all field labour in the industry except the cutting of the cane . White men working for themselves and using the best labour - saving equipment were gradually displacing the coloured ...
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... industry should be protected against competition from industry employing cheap labour , or left to open competition . Still clinging to the doctrines of free trade in a decade when they had lost their relevance , George Reid argued that ...
... industry should be protected against competition from industry employing cheap labour , or left to open competition . Still clinging to the doctrines of free trade in a decade when they had lost their relevance , George Reid argued that ...
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... industry which would help to free Australians from economic dependence on the mother country . The war presented an oppor- tunity for the success of an industry to end Australia's role as a ' sheep - walk for ever ' . All previous ...
... industry which would help to free Australians from economic dependence on the mother country . The war presented an oppor- tunity for the success of an industry to end Australia's role as a ' sheep - walk for ever ' . All previous ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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