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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... committee men . In all three South Australian country towns he studied ( Gawler , Kapunda , and Strathalbyn ) , Daly found that the team sports , cricket and football especially , had a unifying effect on the community and that inter ...
... committee men . In all three South Australian country towns he studied ( Gawler , Kapunda , and Strathalbyn ) , Daly found that the team sports , cricket and football especially , had a unifying effect on the community and that inter ...
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... Committee which then became the Trades and Labour Council . Similar councils soon followed in all colonies . By 1879 it was possible to arrange the first intercolonial trade union congress in Sydney . These organ- izations POWER 241.
... Committee which then became the Trades and Labour Council . Similar councils soon followed in all colonies . By 1879 it was possible to arrange the first intercolonial trade union congress in Sydney . These organ- izations POWER 241.
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... Committee 17 anthropology 60 , 63 , 64-5 , 130 arbitration 54 , 275-6 Archdall , Mervyn 68-9 Arafura Sea 33 Archer family 131 Archer , William Henry 108 , 109 Archibald , J. F. 90 Argentina 5 Armidale 214 , 247 Arnold , Matthew 217 ...
... Committee 17 anthropology 60 , 63 , 64-5 , 130 arbitration 54 , 275-6 Archdall , Mervyn 68-9 Arafura Sea 33 Archer family 131 Archer , William Henry 108 , 109 Archibald , J. F. 90 Argentina 5 Armidale 214 , 247 Arnold , Matthew 217 ...
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