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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... issues were slow to sell , with most investors prefer- ring land and mining stock . Larger issues , greater faith in the reliability of colonial governments , and a tendency to iden- tify all colonies as ' Australian ' rather than as ...
... issues were slow to sell , with most investors prefer- ring land and mining stock . Larger issues , greater faith in the reliability of colonial governments , and a tendency to iden- tify all colonies as ' Australian ' rather than as ...
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... issue of coinage or any other form of legal tender , defence , and military discipline were all reserved for royal assent . Britain retained control of the prerogative of mercy which could only be exercised by the governor . Resentment ...
... issue of coinage or any other form of legal tender , defence , and military discipline were all reserved for royal assent . Britain retained control of the prerogative of mercy which could only be exercised by the governor . Resentment ...
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... issue of Rosa Campbell Praed , Policy and Passion , Virago , London , 1988 . 126 Brian Elliott , Marcus Clarke , chap . VIII . 127 See Alan Brissenden ( ed . ) , Rolf Boldrewood , UQP , St Lucia , 1979 . 128 Barry Andrews , Price Warung ...
... issue of Rosa Campbell Praed , Policy and Passion , Virago , London , 1988 . 126 Brian Elliott , Marcus Clarke , chap . VIII . 127 See Alan Brissenden ( ed . ) , Rolf Boldrewood , UQP , St Lucia , 1979 . 128 Barry Andrews , Price Warung ...
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