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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Page 159
... Tasmania had higher masculinity ratios in the 1860s than other colonies . Both subsequently had the problem of ageing , often unmarried , or homeless men . Tom Stannage has shown how the crime rate in West- ern Australia as late as the ...
... Tasmania had higher masculinity ratios in the 1860s than other colonies . Both subsequently had the problem of ageing , often unmarried , or homeless men . Tom Stannage has shown how the crime rate in West- ern Australia as late as the ...
Page 183
... Tasmania was considered the Australian equivalent of the English Lake District , the Welsh mountains or the Scottish highlands . The ' inducements which Tasmania offers as a place of residence to those who have been ener- vated or ...
... Tasmania was considered the Australian equivalent of the English Lake District , the Welsh mountains or the Scottish highlands . The ' inducements which Tasmania offers as a place of residence to those who have been ener- vated or ...
Page 241
... Tasmania with federation in 1901 . Property qualifications came to be considered an evil , not simply because of their symbolism or the groups they ex- cluded from the electoral system , but mainly because of the extra votes they ...
... Tasmania with federation in 1901 . Property qualifications came to be considered an evil , not simply because of their symbolism or the groups they ex- cluded from the electoral system , but mainly because of the extra votes they ...
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