The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5The postwar period has seen radical changes in Australia. Increased dependence on the United States, an influx of European and Asian immigrants, and a series of economic booms and recessions have confronted Australians with the challenge of surviving as an offshoot of European civilization in a largely Asian region and securing a prosperous future with declining support from European markets and investment. This final volume in the Oxford History of Australia details this volatile period, showing that while some Australians have resisted the pressures for change, most have adapted resourcefully and intelligently to the task of creating a new nation able to survive into the 21st century. |
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Page 65
Although these increases were accompanied by rising costs , the Boltons '
standard of living was undoubtedly improving , particularly since by 1951 they
had finished paying off the instalments on the house at a depreciated rate .
Although these increases were accompanied by rising costs , the Boltons '
standard of living was undoubtedly improving , particularly since by 1951 they
had finished paying off the instalments on the house at a depreciated rate .
Page 90
Australian worker increased by about 4 per cent in real terms . ... 2 Critics have
argued that ' the increased ownership of consumer durables and housing was at
the expense of increased leisure and was achieved by substantial increases in ...
Australian worker increased by about 4 per cent in real terms . ... 2 Critics have
argued that ' the increased ownership of consumer durables and housing was at
the expense of increased leisure and was achieved by substantial increases in ...
Page 104
In 1957 the Peak Frean biscuit company in Sydney claimed that in three years
productivity had been increased threefold and labour costs halved as a result of
automation . 29 Workers were unenthusiastic about such changes because some
...
In 1957 the Peak Frean biscuit company in Sydney claimed that in three years
productivity had been increased threefold and labour costs halved as a result of
automation . 29 Workers were unenthusiastic about such changes because some
...
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Contents
The People at War | 3 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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