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 31
... early 1890s was widely felt . There were not only public buildings and houses to be constructed . The increasingly complex urban infrastructure also demanded attention - roads , harbours , bridges , water supply , waste disposal ...
... early 1890s was widely felt . There were not only public buildings and houses to be constructed . The increasingly complex urban infrastructure also demanded attention - roads , harbours , bridges , water supply , waste disposal ...
Page 62
... early 1880s there was even a mosque in Marree . For 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 ...
... early 1880s there was even a mosque in Marree . For 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 ...
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... early stage of development . . . there is nothing so instructive than to watch a number of women young or old contemplating the human foetus . You cannot hear what they say , but you can always guess ; and how they edge near to this ...
... early stage of development . . . there is nothing so instructive than to watch a number of women young or old contemplating the human foetus . You cannot hear what they say , but you can always guess ; and how they edge near to this ...
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