The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3Late nineteenth-century Australia claimed one of the world's highest standards of living and was seen as one of the most successful examples of the transplantation of British culture. Yet beneath the surface prosperity, there lay a great deal of uncertainty and conflict, including clashes among churches, the crash of the 1890s, pressure for federation, and the challenging of traditional views of education, women's roles, and the family. This volume takes a skeptical look at many of the common perceptions of Australia in the Victorian era, concentrating on human values rather than on the rhetoric of national achievement. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 74
Page 110
... Aborigines seemed to be disappearing . The census takers tried to include as many Aboriginal people as possible among the very large group of people who gave Australia as their birthplace . There were at least two reasons for this . One ...
... Aborigines seemed to be disappearing . The census takers tried to include as many Aboriginal people as possible among the very large group of people who gave Australia as their birthplace . There were at least two reasons for this . One ...
Page 138
... Aboriginal society where it could be observed most clearly was demoralized or corrupted by its unequal contact with European society . The pathos this pro- duced was the chief justification for pity and inaction . Where it resisted ...
... Aboriginal society where it could be observed most clearly was demoralized or corrupted by its unequal contact with European society . The pathos this pro- duced was the chief justification for pity and inaction . Where it resisted ...
Page 235
... aborigines ' . 188 Those flickering im- ages could hardly be seen as a creative encounter between Aboriginal and white culture , though they must be among the earliest attempts at documentary film - making . Percy Grainger later ...
... aborigines ' . 188 Those flickering im- ages could hardly be seen as a creative encounter between Aboriginal and white culture , though they must be among the earliest attempts at documentary film - making . Percy Grainger later ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aborigines Adelaide Alfred Deakin Austra Australian colonies became began bourne Brisbane Britain British building Canberra Catholic cent chap Chinese Christian church civilization coal convict culture early economic electors Eric Irvin especially farmers farming federation female George Higinbotham girls groups growth Henry Henry Lawson History houses ibid immigrants industry Irish labour land late nineteenth century legislation London male Marcus Clarke marriage married Melbourne ment Michael Davitt moral native Nellie Stewart Northern Territory organized Pacific parliament pastoral period political population Press produced Queensland railway religion responsibility River rural schools seemed settlement settlers sexual social society South Australia South Wales sport squatters St Lucia Sydney Tasmania thought tion towns trade traditional tralia union urban Victoria votes wages wealth Western Australia wives women wool workers young