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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... knew what was tempering their enthusiasm . That Victorian , James Service , did not have to tell him about a lion in the path . Parkes knew all about that . He knew all the difficulties — the tariff question , the distribution of the ...
... knew what was tempering their enthusiasm . That Victorian , James Service , did not have to tell him about a lion in the path . Parkes knew all about that . He knew all the difficulties — the tariff question , the distribution of the ...
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... knew and Sam Griffith knew , and affable Alfred Deakin knew , and Andrew Inglis Clark knew , and John Downer , and all their fellow delegates dressed in black in Sydney in that month of March when the air became so heavy with moisture ...
... knew and Sam Griffith knew , and affable Alfred Deakin knew , and Andrew Inglis Clark knew , and John Downer , and all their fellow delegates dressed in black in Sydney in that month of March when the air became so heavy with moisture ...
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... knew and they knew he ' was for it ' . They carried him on a stretcher down to the beach and placed him on a barge which bore him swiftly to the hospital ship Gascon . Doctors were summoned , but they could do nothing to staunch the ...
... knew and they knew he ' was for it ' . They carried him on a stretcher down to the beach and placed him on a barge which bore him swiftly to the hospital ship Gascon . Doctors were summoned , but they could do nothing to staunch the ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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