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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To use the trade winds he sailed due east from Cape Town for four thousand
miles and then turned north . In October 1616 the ship Eendracht ( Concord ) ,
skipper Dirk Hartog , using this route , ran on to the west coast of Australia in
latitude ...
To use the trade winds he sailed due east from Cape Town for four thousand
miles and then turned north . In October 1616 the ship Eendracht ( Concord ) ,
skipper Dirk Hartog , using this route , ran on to the west coast of Australia in
latitude ...
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Finally he was to examine very carefully the east coast of New Holland . 64 There
were eighty - eight on board when the Investigator sailed from Spithead on 18
July 1801. Following instructions , they touched both at Madeira and the Cape of
...
Finally he was to examine very carefully the east coast of New Holland . 64 There
were eighty - eight on board when the Investigator sailed from Spithead on 18
July 1801. Following instructions , they touched both at Madeira and the Cape of
...
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... she was seized by officers of the East India Company for violating the clause in
their charter which conferred on them the monopoly of trade in eastern seas.69
This raised the question whether the East India Conipany should grant licences ...
... she was seized by officers of the East India Company for violating the clause in
their charter which conferred on them the monopoly of trade in eastern seas.69
This raised the question whether the East India Conipany should grant licences ...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Australia: From the earliest times to the age of Macquarie Volume 1 of A History of Australia, Charles Manning Hope Clark, ISBN 0522842356, 9780522842357 Volume 1 of Dummy reekstitel |
| Author | Charles Manning Hope Clark |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Melbourne University Press, 1962 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2011 |
| ISBN | 0522840086, 9780522840087 |
| Length | 422 pages |
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