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 26
One - eighth was to be paid as a deposit and the rest over a long period .
Because the act had no penalties for dummying — the squatters ' practice of
getting their own employees to acquire land and then ' sell it on to their bosses —
it too ...
One - eighth was to be paid as a deposit and the rest over a long period .
Because the act had no penalties for dummying — the squatters ' practice of
getting their own employees to acquire land and then ' sell it on to their bosses —
it too ...
Page 108
Rolf Boldrewood described one such occasion in the Riverina in 1865 , when
shearing was delayed by an extended period of wet weather . A delegation of
men petitioned the supervisor for concessions . He had his own reasons for
avoiding ...
Rolf Boldrewood described one such occasion in the Riverina in 1865 , when
shearing was delayed by an extended period of wet weather . A delegation of
men petitioned the supervisor for concessions . He had his own reasons for
avoiding ...
Page 222
But if the trend was towards larger farms , the tendency in this and the period after
World War II was for sheep properties to become smaller . In 1920 there were
twelve properties in Australia grazing flocks of more than 100 , 000 sheep , but by
...
But if the trend was towards larger farms , the tendency in this and the period after
World War II was for sheep properties to become smaller . In 1920 there were
twelve properties in Australia grazing flocks of more than 100 , 000 sheep , but by
...
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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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