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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Page 81
... cattle , however , was always a less expensive enterprise for these animals needed far less attention than sheep . They were less susceptible to attacks from dingoes , harder to steal , and foraged far and wide in search of food ...
... cattle , however , was always a less expensive enterprise for these animals needed far less attention than sheep . They were less susceptible to attacks from dingoes , harder to steal , and foraged far and wide in search of food ...
Page 82
... cattle duffer on the Murrumbidgee was later acknowledged as ' an honest , yes honourable , conscientious Member of Society ; a Squatter too'.33 Throughout the nineteenth century cattle growing remained less labour- intensive than sheep ...
... cattle duffer on the Murrumbidgee was later acknowledged as ' an honest , yes honourable , conscientious Member of Society ; a Squatter too'.33 Throughout the nineteenth century cattle growing remained less labour- intensive than sheep ...
Page 85
... cattle - growing counterparts comprised only stockyards and branding yards , while the cattle still roamed unsupervised , finding their own feed and water . Some cattle properties also included dams and bores , but the improvements were ...
... cattle - growing counterparts comprised only stockyards and branding yards , while the cattle still roamed unsupervised , finding their own feed and water . Some cattle properties also included dams and bores , but the improvements were ...
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
The Culture of Work | 75 |
The Culture of Leisure | 113 |
Copyright | |
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