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Australia is increasingly the story of a few large cities, but a thousand half-forgotten townships still view themselves as the emotional heart of the nation.
A Shorter History of Australia (1994)
The decline of the churches was a sweeping social revolution, because they had done more than any other institution, public or private, to civilise Australians.
A Shorter History of Australia (1994)
The history of Australia, black or white, is not only the struggle between peoples but the struggle between nature and people. Nature tamed many of the settlers, sometimes defeating them, but people held many victories, sometimes at high cost.
A Shorter History of Australia (1994)
The eclipse of the Aborigines was tragic. Could it have been averted? It could have been prevented for a time if no British settlers had landed, but eventually people of other European or Asian nations would have come and occupied much of the land.
A Shorter History of Australia (1994)