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 70
... followed by colonial farmers also damaged the environment , for there was little concern with the conservation and preservation of existing resources.227 As early as 1804 Governor King was complaining that the practice of the farmers ...
... followed by colonial farmers also damaged the environment , for there was little concern with the conservation and preservation of existing resources.227 As early as 1804 Governor King was complaining that the practice of the farmers ...
Page 148
... followed by a tour of western New South Wales along the routes of the Great Southern and Western Lines . Coles Circus , claimed as the largest circus to visit , confined its 1881 itinerary to the capitals and towns that were easily ...
... followed by a tour of western New South Wales along the routes of the Great Southern and Western Lines . Coles Circus , claimed as the largest circus to visit , confined its 1881 itinerary to the capitals and towns that were easily ...
Page 223
... followed by its federal counterpart , reduced shearing rates by 10 per cent . A series of bitter strikes followed , extending from February until June in New South Wales and lasting into October in Queensland . There were allegations ...
... followed by its federal counterpart , reduced shearing rates by 10 per cent . A series of bitter strikes followed , extending from February until June in New South Wales and lasting into October in Queensland . There were allegations ...
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
The Culture of Work | 75 |
The Culture of Leisure | 113 |
Copyright | |
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