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 was a major supplier
under the reverse lend-lease arrangements governing trade between the United
...
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 was a major supplier
under the reverse lend-lease arrangements governing trade between the United
...
Page 92
Between 1950 and 1965 they rose from 113 to 171 million, and wool production
from 518000 to 819000 tonnes. Yet behind this expansion a nagging doubt
lurked. The needs of wartime had accelerated the production of artificial fibres
such as ...
Between 1950 and 1965 they rose from 113 to 171 million, and wool production
from 518000 to 819000 tonnes. Yet behind this expansion a nagging doubt
lurked. The needs of wartime had accelerated the production of artificial fibres
such as ...
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its time, Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not for Burning, first produced in London in
1948, reached Perth by 1953 and St Barnabas's Hall at Ravenshoe in the north
of Queensland in 1959. The move to a home-grown tradition was stimulated by ...
its time, Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not for Burning, first produced in London in
1948, reached Perth by 1953 and St Barnabas's Hall at Ravenshoe in the north
of Queensland in 1959. The move to a home-grown tradition was stimulated by ...
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Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions 19661975 | 163 |
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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 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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