The Vision Splendid: A Social and Cultural History of Rural AustraliaThe Vision Splendid seeks to restore rural Australia to a central place in Australian history by showing how it has shaped Australian culture. It focuses on the culture of work and leisure and the changing conceptions of the Bush in the Australian mind from the late eighteenth century onwards. It maps, for the first time, the development of a set of cultural values and institutions in nineteenth-century rural Australia. |
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... New South Wales acts , witnesses before a Select Committee of the Legislative
Assembly testified that the maximum of 320 acres that could be acquired by each
selector was insufficient to establish economically viable farms in many areas .
... New South Wales acts , witnesses before a Select Committee of the Legislative
Assembly testified that the maximum of 320 acres that could be acquired by each
selector was insufficient to establish economically viable farms in many areas .
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those areas located in the far west of the colony ( Division III ) . In the first , land
was all taken up either ... But in the intermediate area or Division II , fierce
competition for land produced division and corruption . Indeed , the report ' s
compilers ...
those areas located in the far west of the colony ( Division III ) . In the first , land
was all taken up either ... But in the intermediate area or Division II , fierce
competition for land produced division and corruption . Indeed , the report ' s
compilers ...
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182 Although religious institutions and values were exerting increased influence
in the capitals , that was not the case in most rural areas . William Burton , who
recorded the condition of religion in New South Wales as it stood in 1840 , noted
...
182 Although religious institutions and values were exerting increased influence
in the capitals , that was not the case in most rural areas . William Burton , who
recorded the condition of religion in New South Wales as it stood in 1840 , noted
...
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Contents
Introduction | 11 |
The Culture of Work | 75 |
The Culture of Leisure | 113 |
Copyright | |
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Aborigines agriculture allowed areas argued associated ATCJ August became Bulletin Bush capital carried cattle century changes characters Chinese claimed colonial communities companies continued course culture December developed early economic English established European families farmers farms February followed History horses houses hunting improvements included industry introduced January June kangaroos labour land late least less lived managers March Minstrel Show nineteenth century Northern noted November October organised pastoral pastoralists performed perhaps period play policies popular practice production properties prosperity Queensland racing reflected relations remained Report result River runs rural Australia Selection selectors September servants settlement settlers shearers shearing sheep shepherds social society sometimes South Wales sport squatters stations stories success Sydney Territory theatre took towns traditional travelled turn urban values Victoria wages Walkabout Western Australia women wool workers World
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Vision Splendid: A Social and Cultural History of Rural Australia |
| Author | Richard Waterhouse |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Curtin University Books, 2005 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 1920731059, 9781920731052 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Australia & New Zealand History / Social History Social Science / Sociology / Rural |
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