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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and from 1942 all the meat Australia could produce went to feed Britain or the
armed forces in the South - West Pacific , for whom Australia ... Some mines ,
such as that for scheelite production at King Island , operated at considerable
loss .
and from 1942 all the meat Australia could produce went to feed Britain or the
armed forces in the South - West Pacific , for whom Australia ... Some mines ,
such as that for scheelite production at King Island , operated at considerable
loss .
Page 92
Between 1950 and 1965 they rose from 113 to 171 million , and wool production
from 518 000 to 819 000 tonnes . Yet behind this expansion a nagging doubt
lurked . The needs of wartime had accelerated the production of artificial fibres
such ...
Between 1950 and 1965 they rose from 113 to 171 million , and wool production
from 518 000 to 819 000 tonnes . Yet behind this expansion a nagging doubt
lurked . The needs of wartime had accelerated the production of artificial fibres
such ...
Page 133
Subsidized by government and private funding , the trust ' s charter not only
required it to present drama , ballet and opera throughout Australia , but also to
encourage the production of works by local artists . Soon it was no longer
necessary ...
Subsidized by government and private funding , the trust ' s charter not only
required it to present drama , ballet and opera throughout Australia , but also to
encourage the production of works by local artists . Soon it was no longer
necessary ...
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Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
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 |
| Edition | illustrated |
| 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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