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 47
... unemployment occurred regularly towards the end of the shearing season , though gradually a system evolved where- by shearers followed regular routes from shed to shed , and sometimes to New Zealand , thus extending the season to its ...
... unemployment occurred regularly towards the end of the shearing season , though gradually a system evolved where- by shearers followed regular routes from shed to shed , and sometimes to New Zealand , thus extending the season to its ...
Page 50
... unemployment had only a tem- porary meaning . There were always people out of work , on the move in search of work , or who worked casually as jobs turned up . Unemployment in New South Wales and Victoria in 1891 just before the bank ...
... unemployment had only a tem- porary meaning . There were always people out of work , on the move in search of work , or who worked casually as jobs turned up . Unemployment in New South Wales and Victoria in 1891 just before the bank ...
Page 155
... unemployed could cut firewood for sale or distribution to needy families and thus earn food or shelter . Meanwhile , unemployed women of the middle classes met in sewing circles to stitch garments for distribution to the needy . A ...
... unemployed could cut firewood for sale or distribution to needy families and thus earn food or shelter . Meanwhile , unemployed women of the middle classes met in sewing circles to stitch garments for distribution to the needy . A ...
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