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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... March quarter of the year was worst for infant deaths , followed by the December quarter . One child in ten in Sydney died in 1875 during particularly severe epidemics of diphtheria , scarlet fever , measles , plus normal fly- and water ...
... March quarter of the year was worst for infant deaths , followed by the December quarter . One child in ten in Sydney died in 1875 during particularly severe epidemics of diphtheria , scarlet fever , measles , plus normal fly- and water ...
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... March 1868. This action set off a wave of over - indignant sectarianism and paranoia about the threat of Fenian activity in Australia . Even though , due to the skill of Lucy Osburn , Florence Nightingale's nominee as head of nursing at ...
... March 1868. This action set off a wave of over - indignant sectarianism and paranoia about the threat of Fenian activity in Australia . Even though , due to the skill of Lucy Osburn , Florence Nightingale's nominee as head of nursing at ...
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... March 1885 ] but every man or woman I have spoken to has ex- pressed unqualified reprobation of Mr. Dalley's action , and deci- sive fear as to its result . All I say is — take the verdict of six months hence . I have seen a little boy ...
... March 1885 ] but every man or woman I have spoken to has ex- pressed unqualified reprobation of Mr. Dalley's action , and deci- sive fear as to its result . All I say is — take the verdict of six months hence . I have seen a little boy ...
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