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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... capital , both local and from overseas , to invest in the occupation of northern Australia . Dalrymple's backers were based mainly in southern Queens- land and in Sydney . 13 Large sums of Melbourne money went into central Queensland ...
... capital , both local and from overseas , to invest in the occupation of northern Australia . Dalrymple's backers were based mainly in southern Queens- land and in Sydney . 13 Large sums of Melbourne money went into central Queensland ...
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... capital was intercolonial in its operation though politics were not . There was never any doubt among the constitution - makers of the 1890s that ' trade and intercourse ' between the colonies must be ' absolutely free'.29 The ...
... capital was intercolonial in its operation though politics were not . There was never any doubt among the constitution - makers of the 1890s that ' trade and intercourse ' between the colonies must be ' absolutely free'.29 The ...
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... capital , and not only because they wished to see labour win . Ernie Lane did think there was a chance for revolution . 158 His elder brother , to judge from his later career , had a natural propensity for militaristic or totalitarian ...
... capital , and not only because they wished to see labour win . Ernie Lane did think there was a chance for revolution . 158 His elder brother , to judge from his later career , had a natural propensity for militaristic or totalitarian ...
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