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. |
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... Book , 1901 , p . 145 . 102 W and P , 1886-87 , p . 555 103 W and P , 1900-1 , p . 860 . 104 Victorian Year Book , 1905 , p . 280 . 105 Craufurd D. Goodwin , The Image of Australia : British Perception of the Australian Economy from the ...
... Book , 1901 , p . 145 . 102 W and P , 1886-87 , p . 555 103 W and P , 1900-1 , p . 860 . 104 Victorian Year Book , 1905 , p . 280 . 105 Craufurd D. Goodwin , The Image of Australia : British Perception of the Australian Economy from the ...
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... Book , 1901–7 , pp . 142–64 . 7 ibid . , p . 145 . 8 All figures from the 1901 UK Census quoted Commonwealth of Australia , Official Year Book , 1901-8 , p . 155 . 9 W. H. Hall , The Concentration of Population in the Metropolis and ...
... Book , 1901–7 , pp . 142–64 . 7 ibid . , p . 145 . 8 All figures from the 1901 UK Census quoted Commonwealth of Australia , Official Year Book , 1901-8 , p . 155 . 9 W. H. Hall , The Concentration of Population in the Metropolis and ...
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... Book , 1901-7 , pp . 199 , 750 . 95 Helen Jones , Nothing Seemed Impossible : Women's Education and Social Change in South Australia 1875–1915 , UQP , St Lucia , 1985 ; Alison Mackinnon , ' Educating the Mothers of the Nation : The ...
... Book , 1901-7 , pp . 199 , 750 . 95 Helen Jones , Nothing Seemed Impossible : Women's Education and Social Change in South Australia 1875–1915 , UQP , St Lucia , 1985 ; Alison Mackinnon , ' Educating the Mothers of the Nation : The ...
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