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 66
... practice of equality began to surpass their teaching on the subject . Their response to this as to other forms of challenge was a sectarian one . Nonconformity , it- self a product of earlier attempts to modernize the church , came ...
... practice of equality began to surpass their teaching on the subject . Their response to this as to other forms of challenge was a sectarian one . Nonconformity , it- self a product of earlier attempts to modernize the church , came ...
Page 96
... practice focused on the management of labour . Archibald Forsyth was an employer who relied on the skill of his employees . He worked with them to adapt their industry ( rope - making ) to new market conditions and tech- nology ...
... practice focused on the management of labour . Archibald Forsyth was an employer who relied on the skill of his employees . He worked with them to adapt their industry ( rope - making ) to new market conditions and tech- nology ...
Page 205
... practice of the last two decades of the nineteeth century , the experience of education probably changed little for the children . The sound of multiplication tables chanted both forwards and backwards , the sing - song of spelling ...
... practice of the last two decades of the nineteeth century , the experience of education probably changed little for the children . The sound of multiplication tables chanted both forwards and backwards , the sing - song of spelling ...
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