A History of Australia: From the earliest times to the age of MacquarieThe 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 development of white settlement in Australia. Clark uses the tragedies and successes of national heroes such as explorers and generals, and those of the average person such as soldiers at Gallipoli and farmers' wives, to create a memorable tableau. |
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... civilization to Australia , let alone spread its own civilization to such a vast land . Above all the Dutch halted the spread of Islam in the area at a time when Muslim merchants had approached as close to Australia as the west coast of ...
... civilization to Australia , let alone spread its own civilization to such a vast land . Above all the Dutch halted the spread of Islam in the area at a time when Muslim merchants had approached as close to Australia as the west coast of ...
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... civilization over the whole world . " All of them bore the taint of supercilious intolerance towards all other forms of civilization . They bore too that other taint of European civilization — its destructive effect on all primitive ...
... civilization over the whole world . " All of them bore the taint of supercilious intolerance towards all other forms of civilization . They bore too that other taint of European civilization — its destructive effect on all primitive ...
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... civilization changes quickly emerged in the character of that civilization . Such patterns escaped the minds of those on the spot . They were too pre - occupied with the struggle for survival , dis- mayed by the difficulties of creating ...
... civilization changes quickly emerged in the character of that civilization . Such patterns escaped the minds of those on the spot . They were too pre - occupied with the struggle for survival , dis- mayed by the difficulties of creating ...
Contents
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
THE BEGINNING OF SYDNEY COVE | 73 |
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