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The Crimson Thread

By Sir Henry Parkes

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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Picture: By Tom Roberts (1856-1931), via the Royal Collection and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted May 4 2019

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Mischievous Interference

By The Council of New South Wales

In 1852 the Council of New South Wales sent a strongly-worded petition to London, demanding the right of self-government.

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Picture: © Coekon, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.. Source.

Posted May 2 2019

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How to Impress the English

By Leopold Mozart

Leopold Mozart was eager to win the hearts of the English, and thought he knew just the way to do it.

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Picture: By Heinrich Lossow (1843–1897), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted April 26 2019

178

Study the Heart

By Ignatius Sancho

Former slave Ignatius Sancho complained that Britain was denying to Africa the free trade and Christian principles she so badly needed.

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Posted April 14 2019

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The American Revolutionary War

In 1775, London’s high-handed exploitation of her colonies for tax revenue began to look like a very expensive mistake.

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Picture: By John Trumbull (1756-1843), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.. Source.

Posted March 31 2019

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Montagu’s Frolic

By William Henry Melmoth

John, Duke of Montagu, that irrepressible prankster, identified a sad-faced soldier in the Mall as the perfect mark.

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Picture: © Mattbuck, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.. Source.

Posted March 29 2019

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Who’ll Turn the Grindstone? Whenever Charles Miner suspected an ulterior motive, he would say quietly ‘That man has an axe to grind!’

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A Full Day’s Play It was one of those rare occasions when a game of cricket had not been interrupted by the weather, but would the Church be so forgiving?

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Grammar Examine these sentences, and say whether the word ‘up’ should be removed.

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Look Upon This Picture Hamlet cannot understand what his mother could possibly see in his uncle Claudius.

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