Fifty Years in the Making of Australian History, Volum 2Longmans, Green & Company, 1892 |
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Fifty Years in the Making of Australian History, Volum 2 Sir Henry Parkes Visualització completa - 1892 |
Fifty Years in the Making of Australian History, Volum 2 Sir Henry Parkes Visualització completa - 1892 |
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Alexander Stuart amendment appeared appointed Australian colonies believe Bill Catholic chair character Chinese classes committee consider Constitution Convention course Crown deal debate defence desire Dibbs districts Duncan Gillies duties elected electors England enquiry existence favour Federal Council Federal Government Federal Parliament feeling Free-trade gentlemen give Government of Victoria Governor Governor of Queensland honourable member House Imperial interests labour land Legislature letter Lord matter means measure meeting ment Ministry motion necessary never object opinion Parlia Parliamentary passed Patrick Jennings persons political population present Prime Minister principle proposed Protectionist party provinces provisions Public Instruction Act public-houses Queensland question railway received represented resolutions revenue Sir Henry Parkes Sir Samuel Griffith South Australia South Wales speech submitted Sydney thing tion trade united provinces Victoria vote Western Australia words
Passatges populars
Pàgina 168 - It shivered the window, pane and sash; It rent the banner with seam and gash. Quick, as it fell, from the broken staff Dame Barbara snatched the silken scarf. She leaned far out on the window-sill, And shook it forth with a royal will. "Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag,
Pàgina 97 - There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell...
Pàgina 91 - Where shall we lay the man whom we deplore ? Here, in streaming London's central roar. Let the sound of those he wrought for, And the feet of those he fought for, Echo round his bones for evermore.
Pàgina 169 - Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. A shade of sadness, a blush of shame, Over the face of the leader came; The nobler nature within him stirred To life at that woman's deed and word: " Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog ! March on !
Pàgina 239 - TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY...
Pàgina 91 - BURY the Great Duke With an empire's lamentation, Let us bury the Great Duke To the noise of the mourning of a mighty nation, Mourning when their leaders fall, Warriors carry the warrior's pall, And sorrow darkens hamlet and hall.
Pàgina 353 - That the power and authority to impose customs duties shall be exclusively lodged in the Federal Government and Parliament, subject to such disposal of the revenues thence derived as shall be agreed upon. "4. That the military and naval defence of Australia shall be entrusted to federal forces, under one command.
Pàgina 128 - What act proved all its thought had been ? What will but felt the fleshly screen? We ride and I see her bosom heave. There's many a crown for who can reach. Ten lines, a statesman's life in each! The flag stuck on a heap of bones, A soldier's doing ! what atones ? They scratch his name on the Abbey-stones.
Pàgina 361 - That the powers and privileges and territorial rights of the several existing Colonies shall remain intact, except in respect to such surrenders as may be agreed upon as necessary and incidental to the power and authority of the National Federal Government.
Pàgina 363 - ... bounties, shall be exclusively lodged in the Federal Government and Parliament, subject to such disposal of the revenues thence derived as shall be agreed upon. (5) That the Military and Naval Defence of Australia shall be entrusted to Federal Forces, under one command.
Referències a aquest llibre
To Constitute a Nation: A Cultural History of Australia's Constitution Helen Irving Previsualització limitada - 1999 |
The Loaded Line: Australian Political Caricature 1788-1901 Margo Mahood Visualització de fragments - 1973 |