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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In 1840 the Colonial Office ordered the auction system to be abandoned and set
a flat price of £1 an acre . When land sales dwindled and the area under
cultivation decreased , the Colonial Office restored the auction system but
maintained £l ...
In 1840 the Colonial Office ordered the auction system to be abandoned and set
a flat price of £1 an acre . When land sales dwindled and the area under
cultivation decreased , the Colonial Office restored the auction system but
maintained £l ...
Page 77
The colonial pastoralists also began to market a more attractive product ,
concentrating on producing fine quality wool that was washed , either before or
after shearing , before it was shipped . In 1821 colonial wool production stood at
175 ...
The colonial pastoralists also began to market a more attractive product ,
concentrating on producing fine quality wool that was washed , either before or
after shearing , before it was shipped . In 1821 colonial wool production stood at
175 ...
Page 159
After mid - century the squatters sent their children to boarding schools in Europe
or the colonial capitals . In that context they had little interest in either promoting
or financing rural education . From the 1860s the colonial governments began to
...
After mid - century the squatters sent their children to boarding schools in Europe
or the colonial capitals . In that context they had little interest in either promoting
or financing rural education . From the 1860s the colonial governments began to
...
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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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