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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... forces to be reckoned with , especially in alliance with the forces of democracy . Some such hope led the Catholic church in particular to concen- trate on numbers at the expense of theology , notably in its widespread but poorly ...
... forces to be reckoned with , especially in alliance with the forces of democracy . Some such hope led the Catholic church in particular to concen- trate on numbers at the expense of theology , notably in its widespread but poorly ...
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... forces . By 1870 the last of the British garrisons had been withdrawn , leaving the colonies to build their defence forces from volunteers . Most were spare- time soldiers who drilled at weekends , though a nucleus of officers and other ...
... forces . By 1870 the last of the British garrisons had been withdrawn , leaving the colonies to build their defence forces from volunteers . Most were spare- time soldiers who drilled at weekends , though a nucleus of officers and other ...
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... force unity out of division . A developing tenden- cy among Australian governments to use the armed forces or specially sworn constables as a supplement to the police in maintaining order during civil disturbances , especially those ...
... force unity out of division . A developing tenden- cy among Australian governments to use the armed forces or specially sworn constables as a supplement to the police in maintaining order during civil disturbances , especially those ...
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