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 128
... Queensland communities were based on the settlement of German pastors
and their followers . Both continued to provide a strong Lutheran focus and to
maintain a distinctive German identity . The church continued to attract
immigrants from ...
... Queensland communities were based on the settlement of German pastors
and their followers . Both continued to provide a strong Lutheran focus and to
maintain a distinctive German identity . The church continued to attract
immigrants from ...
Page 158
The British government continued to maintain the penal settlement at Port Arthur
in Tasmania until 1871 and thereafter to support it at the annual rate of £ 36 19s
8d for each convict remaining . It contributed a further sum ( about £ 6000 p.a. ) ...
The British government continued to maintain the penal settlement at Port Arthur
in Tasmania until 1871 and thereafter to support it at the annual rate of £ 36 19s
8d for each convict remaining . It contributed a further sum ( about £ 6000 p.a. ) ...
Page 258
... though for most of the nineteenth century the Queensland government
continued to offer land as a subsidy for the fares of intending settlers . Land
became a major source of revenue , either through sales , through rent for
leasehold land , or ...
... though for most of the nineteenth century the Queensland government
continued to offer land as a subsidy for the fares of intending settlers . Land
became a major source of revenue , either through sales , through rent for
leasehold land , or ...
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Beverley Kingston |
| Editors | Geoffrey Bolton, Beverley Kingston |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 4 Dec 2017 |
| ISBN | 0195546113, 9780195546118 |
| Length | 368 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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