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 92
... police , led away to a Water Police station where he was charged that ' he did concur in making a false entry in the monthly return book of the Australian Banking Company with intent to defraud and deceive ' . He spent the night in a ...
... police , led away to a Water Police station where he was charged that ' he did concur in making a false entry in the monthly return book of the Australian Banking Company with intent to defraud and deceive ' . He spent the night in a ...
Page 96
... police called on them to restrain themselves they became very defiant . One of the members of the procession shouted : ' Go on ; never mind the . . . . . . police ' . He called on the men with him to ' collar road metal ' , and chuck it ...
... police called on them to restrain themselves they became very defiant . One of the members of the procession shouted : ' Go on ; never mind the . . . . . . police ' . He called on the men with him to ' collar road metal ' , and chuck it ...
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... police the crowd lent their support to the soldiers . Excited soldiers rushed towards the offices of the newspaper which had published the offending article , shouting their intentions to ' destroy the bloody joint ' . When the police ...
... police the crowd lent their support to the soldiers . Excited soldiers rushed towards the offices of the newspaper which had published the offending article , shouting their intentions to ' destroy the bloody joint ' . When the police ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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