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 112
... population growth rate than immigration in this period . However , the rate of im- migration rose from 1860 until the beginning of the 1890s when it fell sharply . In the 1880s , 42 per cent of population growth had been from ...
... population growth rate than immigration in this period . However , the rate of im- migration rose from 1860 until the beginning of the 1890s when it fell sharply . In the 1880s , 42 per cent of population growth had been from ...
Page 113
... population . Queensland also had the largest British - born population of all the colonies , 25.34 per cent , and the highest proportions of people born in Europe , Asia , and the islands of the Pacific . The birthplace profile of West ...
... population . Queensland also had the largest British - born population of all the colonies , 25.34 per cent , and the highest proportions of people born in Europe , Asia , and the islands of the Pacific . The birthplace profile of West ...
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... population had come to resemble the more ' nor- mal ' patterns of England and Wales . Just over a third ( 35.12 per cent ) of the Australian population were under 15 years old ( 32.42 per cent in England and Wales ) , 60.88 per cent ...
... population had come to resemble the more ' nor- mal ' patterns of England and Wales . Just over a third ( 35.12 per cent ) of the Australian population were under 15 years old ( 32.42 per cent in England and Wales ) , 60.88 per cent ...
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