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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... especially local ones , and of transport and storage facilities . Tasmania and Western Australia were generally self - sufficient in grain from 1860 and Victoria became so with- in the decade . As well as wheat , oats , potatoes and hay ...
... especially local ones , and of transport and storage facilities . Tasmania and Western Australia were generally self - sufficient in grain from 1860 and Victoria became so with- in the decade . As well as wheat , oats , potatoes and hay ...
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... especially when the unfortunates of society , the drunk- ards , the shiftless , the recalcitrant , the foolish were also exhorted to give up their wicked ways , work hard , conform , and be prosperous . The challenge of affluence ...
... especially when the unfortunates of society , the drunk- ards , the shiftless , the recalcitrant , the foolish were also exhorted to give up their wicked ways , work hard , conform , and be prosperous . The challenge of affluence ...
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... especially in Masonic lodges , friendly societies and trades unions simply typical of English - speaking people . 93 Michael Davitt could not understand why ' this pitiable hunger for handles to names has afflicted the Sir Lancelot ...
... especially in Masonic lodges , friendly societies and trades unions simply typical of English - speaking people . 93 Michael Davitt could not understand why ' this pitiable hunger for handles to names has afflicted the Sir Lancelot ...
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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