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 73
... church a comfort . The church was a social institution that had recog- nizably survived translation to the colonial environment . By the second half of the nineteenth century individual clergy- men may have been despised as effeminate ...
... church a comfort . The church was a social institution that had recog- nizably survived translation to the colonial environment . By the second half of the nineteenth century individual clergy- men may have been despised as effeminate ...
Page 82
... churches , the Catholic church was the obvious representative of traditional church authority . Catholicism in the 1860s was perceived as Romish and sinister . The later Irish version was less interesting though more troublesome ...
... churches , the Catholic church was the obvious representative of traditional church authority . Catholicism in the 1860s was perceived as Romish and sinister . The later Irish version was less interesting though more troublesome ...
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... church by church and parish by parish . At mid - century , the churches still retained most of their traditional influence on the family as an idea . Visiting parishioners in their homes to monitor church attendance , family well ...
... church by church and parish by parish . At mid - century , the churches still retained most of their traditional influence on the family as an idea . Visiting parishioners in their homes to monitor church attendance , family well ...
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