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 195
... ruffians ' made a night of it ' in Cape Town , battering the gas - jets in the offices of the South African News , smashing the wall clock , smashing the windows , shrieking with the usual hysteria of a mob at the sound of breaking ...
... ruffians ' made a night of it ' in Cape Town , battering the gas - jets in the offices of the South African News , smashing the wall clock , smashing the windows , shrieking with the usual hysteria of a mob at the sound of breaking ...
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... ruffian tied an Aborigine to a post and flogged him unmercifully . For that , too , was another consequence of the British presence on the coast of iron.36 Introducing the second reading of the Public Service Bill on 13 June 1901 the ...
... ruffian tied an Aborigine to a post and flogged him unmercifully . For that , too , was another consequence of the British presence on the coast of iron.36 Introducing the second reading of the Public Service Bill on 13 June 1901 the ...
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... Ruffians ' , Lone Hand , 1 May 1907 , pp . 82-9 ; Bulletin , 4 , 27 October 1906 ; Keith Dunstan , Wowsers ( Melbourne , 1968 ) , pp . 218-30 ; file of newspaper cuttings on John Wren , Petherick Room , NAT . L. étatisme of Labor . Mr ...
... Ruffians ' , Lone Hand , 1 May 1907 , pp . 82-9 ; Bulletin , 4 , 27 October 1906 ; Keith Dunstan , Wowsers ( Melbourne , 1968 ) , pp . 218-30 ; file of newspaper cuttings on John Wren , Petherick Room , NAT . L. étatisme of Labor . Mr ...
Contents
A COAT OF CONSERVATIVE VARNISH | 29 |
MORAL IMPROVERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS | 53 |
A TIME OF TUMULT | 90 |
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