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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... expedition on HMS Challenger called at Somerset , Cape York in 1874 , botanist H. N. Moseley reported , ' The natives were in a lower condition than I had expected . ' 116 ' Food is their greatest desire ' he went on , and described how ...
... expedition on HMS Challenger called at Somerset , Cape York in 1874 , botanist H. N. Moseley reported , ' The natives were in a lower condition than I had expected . ' 116 ' Food is their greatest desire ' he went on , and described how ...
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... expedition not only recorded Aboriginal songs on a ' phonograph ' , ' the first ever thus recorded in Australia ' , 187 they also carried ' a cinematograph with which to secure records of native dances and ceremonies ' . Despite ...
... expedition not only recorded Aboriginal songs on a ' phonograph ' , ' the first ever thus recorded in Australia ' , 187 they also carried ' a cinematograph with which to secure records of native dances and ceremonies ' . Despite ...
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... expedition , 127 though a similar idea was put into practice during the Boer War . Between the Indian Mutiny at mid - century and the South African campaigns at the end , the Australian colonies began to discover that there was no ...
... expedition , 127 though a similar idea was put into practice during the Boer War . Between the Indian Mutiny at mid - century and the South African campaigns at the end , the Australian colonies began to discover that there was no ...
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