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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... religion . In New South Wales and Queensland this was roughly 1 per cent of the whole population . In Western Aus- tralia and Tasmania a slightly higher proportion rising to 2 per cent in South Australia objected to stating their religion ...
... religion . In New South Wales and Queensland this was roughly 1 per cent of the whole population . In Western Aus- tralia and Tasmania a slightly higher proportion rising to 2 per cent in South Australia objected to stating their religion ...
Page 87
... religious and those who objected to stating their religion . Of 9182 self - acknowledged free thinkers , only 1319 were women . Free thinkers were dis- proportionately in evidence in Queensland and Western Australia . There were 834 ...
... religious and those who objected to stating their religion . Of 9182 self - acknowledged free thinkers , only 1319 were women . Free thinkers were dis- proportionately in evidence in Queensland and Western Australia . There were 834 ...
Page 88
... religion , the forces of organized unbelief were minute . A new popular re- ligion , the Salvation Army , gathered supporters more easily than any of the organizations advocating , for example , athe- ism , free thought , or ...
... religion , the forces of organized unbelief were minute . A new popular re- ligion , the Salvation Army , gathered supporters more easily than any of the organizations advocating , for example , athe- ism , free thought , or ...
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