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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... policies , the squatters continued to occupy not only the prime pastoral areas but also those deemed suitable for agriculture in the southwest section of the colony . The acreage under wheat remained small and agricultural activity in ...
... policies , the squatters continued to occupy not only the prime pastoral areas but also those deemed suitable for agriculture in the southwest section of the colony . The acreage under wheat remained small and agricultural activity in ...
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... policies . Barritt was noted for his ' life - long tenderness and consideration for the aboriginals ' , while Mein both allowed Aborigines to set up camp on his properties and provided them with stores . 145 Practical considerations ...
... policies . Barritt was noted for his ' life - long tenderness and consideration for the aboriginals ' , while Mein both allowed Aborigines to set up camp on his properties and provided them with stores . 145 Practical considerations ...
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... policies , the devious tactics adopted by squatters and speculators , and the corrupt practices of some public servants . The failures related to soldier settlement reflected short- sighted policies , exacerbated by extensive ...
... policies , the devious tactics adopted by squatters and speculators , and the corrupt practices of some public servants . The failures related to soldier settlement reflected short- sighted policies , exacerbated by extensive ...
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
The Culture of Work | 75 |
The Culture of Leisure | 113 |
Copyright | |
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