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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... native fauna and flora , and the indiscriminate shooting and trapping of native animals for their fur , for food , for fun , or because they were regarded as ' vermin ' , began to worry the more thoughtful hunting enthusiasts ...
... native fauna and flora , and the indiscriminate shooting and trapping of native animals for their fur , for food , for fun , or because they were regarded as ' vermin ' , began to worry the more thoughtful hunting enthusiasts ...
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... Native - born Australians had three choices . They could be captivated by a rosily perceived idea of ' home ' , reject its blackened version , or assert their own special egalitarian identity . By the 1890s , the native born had become ...
... Native - born Australians had three choices . They could be captivated by a rosily perceived idea of ' home ' , reject its blackened version , or assert their own special egalitarian identity . By the 1890s , the native born had become ...
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... native - born population 59 , 94 , 112 , 118 , 123 , 246 , 282 , 299 , 311-12 native fauna 190 , 222 flora 18 , 60 , 222 native police 292 , 302 naturalism 76-81 , 93-4 Neilson , John Shaw 90 , 264 Nerli , Girolamo 220 New Australia 99 ...
... native - born population 59 , 94 , 112 , 118 , 123 , 246 , 282 , 299 , 311-12 native fauna 190 , 222 flora 18 , 60 , 222 native police 292 , 302 naturalism 76-81 , 93-4 Neilson , John Shaw 90 , 264 Nerli , Girolamo 220 New Australia 99 ...
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