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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64 Towns , Transport and Technology The establishment and growth of rural
towns was hindered by the existence of squatting leaseholds , for they acted as
barriers to significant inland population increases . However , the discovery of
gold ...
64 Towns , Transport and Technology The establishment and growth of rural
towns was hindered by the existence of squatting leaseholds , for they acted as
barriers to significant inland population increases . However , the discovery of
gold ...
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5 per cent of the population lived in towns of fewer than 3000 , and there were no
cities of more than 950 , 000 . Now only 18 . 5 per cent of the population live in
towns of fewer than 3000 while 53 . 1 per cent of Australians live in cities with ...
5 per cent of the population lived in towns of fewer than 3000 , and there were no
cities of more than 950 , 000 . Now only 18 . 5 per cent of the population live in
towns of fewer than 3000 while 53 . 1 per cent of Australians live in cities with ...
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Perry ' s Circus , 249 Perth , 254 Phillip , Arthur , 18 , 19 , 75 Picnic at Hanging
Rock , 262 Pike , Owen ' Ocker ' , 221 pioneer legend , 181 , 192 , 255 – 7 Point
Frederick ( Gosford ) , 257 Polding , Bede , 41 population , 11 - 12 decline in rural
...
Perry ' s Circus , 249 Perth , 254 Phillip , Arthur , 18 , 19 , 75 Picnic at Hanging
Rock , 262 Pike , Owen ' Ocker ' , 221 pioneer legend , 181 , 192 , 255 – 7 Point
Frederick ( Gosford ) , 257 Polding , Bede , 41 population , 11 - 12 decline in rural
...
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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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