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 51
... effect on the belief in individualism , exposing as it did the pathetic vulnerability of savings or life- long reputations for steadiness and hard work . Because of the greater stress on opportunity in the colonies , there was little ...
... effect on the belief in individualism , exposing as it did the pathetic vulnerability of savings or life- long reputations for steadiness and hard work . Because of the greater stress on opportunity in the colonies , there was little ...
Page 194
... effect on the community and that inter - town competitions , with only a little encouragement from local newspapers , were almost warlike in their rivalry . The same kind of local identification and rivalry became evident in the suburbs ...
... effect on the community and that inter - town competitions , with only a little encouragement from local newspapers , were almost warlike in their rivalry . The same kind of local identification and rivalry became evident in the suburbs ...
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... effect on certain industries in the other colonies . Laws on shipping , immigration , the issue of coinage or any other form of legal tender , defence , and military discipline were all reserved for royal assent . Britain retained ...
... effect on certain industries in the other colonies . Laws on shipping , immigration , the issue of coinage or any other form of legal tender , defence , and military discipline were all reserved for royal assent . Britain retained ...
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