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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... practice was most resented , the clergyman or priest re- mained the first resource in time of trouble , and the church a link to advice and a range of support services . Some traditional ideas about the family were more easily sustained ...
... practice was most resented , the clergyman or priest re- mained the first resource in time of trouble , and the church a link to advice and a range of support services . Some traditional ideas about the family were more easily sustained ...
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... practice where- by a potential holder of an office of profit had to submit him- self to his electors once more to have his original election confirmed ) were necessary sometimes more than once during a parliamentary session . Such ...
... practice where- by a potential holder of an office of profit had to submit him- self to his electors once more to have his original election confirmed ) were necessary sometimes more than once during a parliamentary session . Such ...
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... 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 . 121 In such small ways was the power of Britain felt in ...
... 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 . 121 In such small ways was the power of Britain felt in ...
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