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 110
The census takers tried to include as many Aboriginal people as possible among
the very large group of people who gave Australia as their birthplace . There
were at least two reasons for this . One was the long - standing desire to have as
...
The census takers tried to include as many Aboriginal people as possible among
the very large group of people who gave Australia as their birthplace . There
were at least two reasons for this . One was the long - standing desire to have as
...
Page 241
It is quite possible that he voted in all six.3 In New South Wales G. N. Hawker
estimated4 that plural voting as a result of property ownership accounted for 15
per cent of the total vote . In Tasmania in 1897 , 500 electors were known to have
two ...
It is quite possible that he voted in all six.3 In New South Wales G. N. Hawker
estimated4 that plural voting as a result of property ownership accounted for 15
per cent of the total vote . In Tasmania in 1897 , 500 electors were known to have
two ...
Page 282
It was often meant to mean as much as possible . The fact that it was possible to
condemn legislation as emanating from one class or designed to benefit only one
class suggests that listeners were also accustomed to thinking of themselves as ...
It was often meant to mean as much as possible . The fact that it was possible to
condemn legislation as emanating from one class or designed to benefit only one
class suggests that listeners were also accustomed to thinking of themselves as ...
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Beverley Kingston |
| Editor | Geoffrey Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0195546113, 9780195546118 |
| Length | 368 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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