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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When it is remembered that in addition to lower house representatives , only
slightly smaller numbers sat in the upper houses , and many more were involved
in municipal politics , or on committees responsible for schools , hospitals , and ...
When it is remembered that in addition to lower house representatives , only
slightly smaller numbers sat in the upper houses , and many more were involved
in municipal politics , or on committees responsible for schools , hospitals , and ...
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There was much ' superficial violence ' or name - calling and general rowdyism at
political meetings , often as a ... and unnecessary vehemence and vituperation in
the politics of the otherwise admirably self - governing labour colonies on the ...
There was much ' superficial violence ' or name - calling and general rowdyism at
political meetings , often as a ... and unnecessary vehemence and vituperation in
the politics of the otherwise admirably self - governing labour colonies on the ...
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Labor in Politics : The State Labor Parties in Australia 1880 – 1920 , UQP , St
Lucia , 1975 , p . 231 ; John Hirst , Adelaide and the Country 1870 – 1917 : Their
Social and Political Relationship , MUP , Melbourne , 1973 , pp . 153 – 71 .
Labor in Politics : The State Labor Parties in Australia 1880 – 1920 , UQP , St
Lucia , 1975 , p . 231 ; John Hirst , Adelaide and the Country 1870 – 1917 : Their
Social and Political Relationship , MUP , Melbourne , 1973 , pp . 153 – 71 .
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Beverley Kingston |
| Editors | Geoffrey Bolton, Beverley Kingston |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 0195546113, 9780195546118 |
| Length | 368 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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