The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3Late nineteenth-century Australia claimed one of the world's highest standards of living and was seen as one of the most successful examples of the transplantation of British culture. Yet beneath the surface prosperity, there lay a great deal of uncertainty and conflict, including clashes among churches, the crash of the 1890s, pressure for federation, and the challenging of traditional views of education, women's roles, and the family. This volume takes a skeptical look at many of the common perceptions of Australia in the Victorian era, concentrating on human values rather than on the rhetoric of national achievement. |
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Page 62
... Aborigines , however , Australia was their home , their only source of spiritual life . Since the early days of white settle- ment , missionaries and others had sought to penetrate the belief systems of the Aborigines , mainly in the ...
... Aborigines , however , Australia was their home , their only source of spiritual life . Since the early days of white settle- ment , missionaries and others had sought to penetrate the belief systems of the Aborigines , mainly in the ...
Page 110
... Aborigines seemed to be disappearing . The census takers tried to include as many Aboriginal people as possible ... Aborigines Protec- tion Act of 1886 which laid down assimilation policies to be followed where it was obviously too late ...
... Aborigines seemed to be disappearing . The census takers tried to include as many Aboriginal people as possible ... Aborigines Protec- tion Act of 1886 which laid down assimilation policies to be followed where it was obviously too late ...
Page 166
... Aborigines fared worse in Queensland . The Aborigines took their chance in the open labour market or fought a surreptitious war for their lands and livelihoods against advancing settlers and native police . In settled dis- tricts they ...
... Aborigines fared worse in Queensland . The Aborigines took their chance in the open labour market or fought a surreptitious war for their lands and livelihoods against advancing settlers and native police . In settled dis- tricts they ...
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