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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... seemed to be crying out for people , yet the trend in civilized society was toward re- pression or management of the birth rate . The circumstances of Australian settlement initially rationed opportunities for sexual activity , but when ...
... seemed to be crying out for people , yet the trend in civilized society was toward re- pression or management of the birth rate . The circumstances of Australian settlement initially rationed opportunities for sexual activity , but when ...
Page 154
... seemed in need of support . Yet immigration produced new categor- ies of need . Often in dire straits , dislocated immigrants were also eminently recoverable . Orphans too seemed innocent , unable to be charged with neglecting their ...
... seemed in need of support . Yet immigration produced new categor- ies of need . Often in dire straits , dislocated immigrants were also eminently recoverable . Orphans too seemed innocent , unable to be charged with neglecting their ...
Page 269
... seemed to work . The original land grants surrounding the cities were steadily subdivided . Houses were built and , most important- ly , sold . Torrens titles made such transactions little more complicated than buying or selling a horse ...
... seemed to work . The original land grants surrounding the cities were steadily subdivided . Houses were built and , most important- ly , sold . Torrens titles made such transactions little more complicated than buying or selling a horse ...
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