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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... Labour mob was a challenge to the conventions of civilized behaviour . The successful Labour candidate , Taylor , saw his election as member for West Sydney on 26 October as a lesson to the government that the people , standing side by ...
... Labour mob was a challenge to the conventions of civilized behaviour . The successful Labour candidate , Taylor , saw his election as member for West Sydney on 26 October as a lesson to the government that the people , standing side by ...
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... labour on the Queensland sugar plantations.5 Black labour threatened the white man's domination . Yet , paradoxically , the case against the use of the black man rested in part on the myth of Australian egalitarianism . Coloured labour ...
... labour on the Queensland sugar plantations.5 Black labour threatened the white man's domination . Yet , paradoxically , the case against the use of the black man rested in part on the myth of Australian egalitarianism . Coloured labour ...
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... labour in the 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 ...
... labour in the 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 ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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