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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... governor as mediator between the colonists and Westminster . In all the other colonies , by 1860 , the framework of government had come to resemble the British model . Governors represented the monarch and played a greater or lesser ...
... governor as mediator between the colonists and Westminster . In all the other colonies , by 1860 , the framework of government had come to resemble the British model . Governors represented the monarch and played a greater or lesser ...
Page 238
... governor and his right to intervene in colonial politics had been won , the governors ceased to be career colonial administrators . They were more likely to be minor aristocrats or semi - retired senior army officers , chosen for their ...
... governor and his right to intervene in colonial politics had been won , the governors ceased to be career colonial administrators . They were more likely to be minor aristocrats or semi - retired senior army officers , chosen for their ...
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... governors , His Excellency Admiral Pearson , the naval commander - in - chief , and the lieutenant governor , with the governor - general , his suite and escort in pride of place . Most of the procession rode or drove in carriages ...
... governors , His Excellency Admiral Pearson , the naval commander - in - chief , and the lieutenant governor , with the governor - general , his suite and escort in pride of place . Most of the procession rode or drove in carriages ...
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