tailieunhanh - A SOURCE BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN HISTORY COMPILED

I submit this volume to the public in the hope that it may increase the amount of interest usually shown in Australian History by deepening the general knowledge of the subject, and illustrating it by those vivid details which arrest the attention and enable the student to visualize past events. The number of events described in a Source Book must necessarily be smaller than that in histories of another type; but the aim is to place the student in contact with the evidence of history in order that he may become his own historian by drawing his own deductions. | A SOURCE BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN HISTORY COMPILED BY GWENDOLEN H. SWINBURNE . DIP. ED. MELB. UNIV. LONDON G. BELL AND SONS LTD. 1919 CHISWICK PRESS CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO. TOOKS COURT CHANCERY LANE LONDON. INTRODUCTION I submit this volume to the public in the hope that it may increase the amount of interest usually shown in Australian History by deepening the general knowledge of the subject and illustrating it by those vivid details which arrest the attention and enable the student to visualize past events. The number of events described in a Source Book must necessarily be smaller than that in histories of another type but the aim is to place the student in contact with the evidence of history in order that he may become his own historian by drawing his own deductions from the contemporary records. The greatest historian can find no materials ulterior to such as are here presented for there is nothing ulterior to them but the deeds themselves. They are the records written by the men who gave their life and health to lay the foundation of Australia s greatness by Phillip weakening under the racking cares of the infant state by Sturt in the scorching desert as the last duty of an exhausting day. They are aglow with the heat of action they are inspiring in their quiet modesty and strength. In order to give greater continuity to the volume short introductions have been placed at the head of each selection. It has been impossible to quote in full all the documents of which use has been made but fuller information may be obtained by reference to the source mentioned at the head of each selection. The editor or author of the source and its date of publication are shown in order to facilitate further research. The Source Book has been compiled with attention to the requirements of schools and it is hoped that teachers in Australia will avail themselves of the opportunity to introduce the study of history from contemporary documents and thus in this respect bring .