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 117
... Tasmania ( 4.07 per cent ) , and South Australia ( 4.11 per cent ) came closest to the norm for over - 65s . The greatest proportions of children were to be found in Tasmania ( 37.12 per cent ) and Queensland ( 36.62 per cent ) in 1901 ...
... Tasmania ( 4.07 per cent ) , and South Australia ( 4.11 per cent ) came closest to the norm for over - 65s . The greatest proportions of children were to be found in Tasmania ( 37.12 per cent ) and Queensland ( 36.62 per cent ) in 1901 ...
Page 159
... Tasmania had higher masculinity ratios in the 1860s than other colonies . Both subsequently had the problem of ageing , often unmarried , or homeless men . Tom Stannage has shown how the crime rate in West- ern Australia as late as the ...
... Tasmania had higher masculinity ratios in the 1860s than other colonies . Both subsequently had the problem of ageing , often unmarried , or homeless men . Tom Stannage has shown how the crime rate in West- ern Australia as late as the ...
Page 243
... Tasmania ; Western Australia followed in 1900. There were considerable differences in the value of such ' emolu ... Tasmania's £ 100.12 The restoration of the original allowance in Queens- land in 1896 helps to explain the extent of the ...
... Tasmania ; Western Australia followed in 1900. There were considerable differences in the value of such ' emolu ... Tasmania's £ 100.12 The restoration of the original allowance in Queens- land in 1896 helps to explain the extent of the ...
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