The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3Geoffrey Bolton Late 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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... Nellie Stewart commented in her memoirs , ' Sydney then [ in the 1880s ] had most of the initial produc- tions , for , by importing the wardrobe there , a lot of Customs charges were evaded and when the worn costumes went into Victoria ...
... Nellie Stewart commented in her memoirs , ' Sydney then [ in the 1880s ] had most of the initial produc- tions , for , by importing the wardrobe there , a lot of Customs charges were evaded and when the worn costumes went into Victoria ...
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... Or he would see his hopes of steady work , a modest home , and a family of his own at risk in a capricious economy . The girl born in 1875 who was still not married in 1895. PRIVATE STUDY OF NELLIE STEWART IN 1901. EPILOGUE 313.
... Or he would see his hopes of steady work , a modest home , and a family of his own at risk in a capricious economy . The girl born in 1875 who was still not married in 1895. PRIVATE STUDY OF NELLIE STEWART IN 1901. EPILOGUE 313.
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... Nellie Stewart , My Life's Story , John Sands Ltd , Sydney , 1923 , p . 54 . 81 L. F. Crisp , The Unrelenting Penance of Federalist Isaac Isaacs 1897– 1947 , ANU , Canberra , 1981 , pp . 1–14 . 82 R. S. Neale , ' John Stuart Mill on ...
... Nellie Stewart , My Life's Story , John Sands Ltd , Sydney , 1923 , p . 54 . 81 L. F. Crisp , The Unrelenting Penance of Federalist Isaac Isaacs 1897– 1947 , ANU , Canberra , 1981 , pp . 1–14 . 82 R. S. Neale , ' John Stuart Mill on ...
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