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 59
... Ideal ' . And in 1900 : We cried , ' How long ! ' We sighed , ' Not yet . ' And still with faces dawnward set , ' Prepare the way , ' said each to each.7 As the native - born population became statistically domi- nant , there was new ...
... Ideal ' . And in 1900 : We cried , ' How long ! ' We sighed , ' Not yet . ' And still with faces dawnward set , ' Prepare the way , ' said each to each.7 As the native - born population became statistically domi- nant , there was new ...
Page 145
... ideal . Like so many of the images by which the standards of the time were set , it belonged to a past age , to a lost world , temporarily and accidentally re - created during the pioneering phase of Australia's history , and destined ...
... ideal . Like so many of the images by which the standards of the time were set , it belonged to a past age , to a lost world , temporarily and accidentally re - created during the pioneering phase of Australia's history , and destined ...
Page 269
... ideal citizen and democrat . Land taxes were deemed undesirable on such modest holdings . Where land taxes were introduced on rural land , they frequently did not apply to small hold- ings , and it was with great reluctance that rates ...
... ideal citizen and democrat . Land taxes were deemed undesirable on such modest holdings . Where land taxes were introduced on rural land , they frequently did not apply to small hold- ings , and it was with great reluctance that rates ...
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