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By Ernest Brooks (1878–1957), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
John Buchan was moved by the way the nations of the British Empire volunteered for service in the Great War.
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By John Rae (1813-1900), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
A transported convict writes home to England urging his wife to join him as soon as possible.
© Bob Tarr, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
William Dampier describes the hand-to-mouth existence of the aborigines of northwest Australia, and reveals a people far advanced in charity.
© Melbpal, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Many of Australia’s first cities were planned by British bureaucrats who had never been there, which may explain why they put them in the wrong places.
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English explorer Major Edmund Lockyer tries to buy a puppy in Queensland, but ends up paying the owner to keep him.
By Tom Roberts (1856-1931), via the Royal Collection and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
In 1890, Sir Henry Parkes reminded Australians that they had a natural kinship and declared them ready to manage their own affairs.
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In 1852 the Council of New South Wales sent a strongly-worded petition to London, demanding the right of self-government.