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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While gratuitous interference in such matters as housekeeping practice was most
resented , the clergyman or priest remained the first resource in time of trouble ,
and the church a link to advice and a range of support services .
While gratuitous interference in such matters as housekeeping practice was most
resented , the clergyman or priest remained the first resource in time of trouble ,
and the church a link to advice and a range of support services .
Page 252
maximum time between elections , but elections occurred at more frequent
intervals , and government re - shuffles which themselves required ministerial
elections ( the practice whereby a potential holder of an office of profit had to
submit ...
maximum time between elections , but elections occurred at more frequent
intervals , and government re - shuffles which themselves required ministerial
elections ( the practice whereby a potential holder of an office of profit had to
submit ...
Page 290
... sanction was required for such a dramatic departure from British practice .
Though women qualified as doctors in South Australia , they were not accepted
by their professional association , the local branch of the British Medical
Association .
... sanction was required for such a dramatic departure from British practice .
Though women qualified as doctors in South Australia , they were not accepted
by their professional association , the local branch of the British Medical
Association .
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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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