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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... school - many children of poorer parents began working as soon as they were able . As Margaret Barbalet has remarked ... schools were not available . But the problem of reaching the less densely settled areas remained an intractable one ...
... school - many children of poorer parents began working as soon as they were able . As Margaret Barbalet has remarked ... schools were not available . But the problem of reaching the less densely settled areas remained an intractable one ...
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... schools were set up within the state system , with courses leading to university matriculation , especially in New South Wales , Queensland , and South Australia . In Victoria and Tasmania , non - sectarian secondary schools were late ...
... schools were set up within the state system , with courses leading to university matriculation , especially in New South Wales , Queensland , and South Australia . In Victoria and Tasmania , non - sectarian secondary schools were late ...
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... Schools Act placed all schools receiving financial assistance from the state under the control of a single board of management . The practice of tying financial assis- tance to some form of supervision or quality control was adopted ...
... Schools Act placed all schools receiving financial assistance from the state under the control of a single board of management . The practice of tying financial assis- tance to some form of supervision or quality control was adopted ...
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