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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... early stage of development . . . there is nothing so instructive than to watch a number of women young or old contemplating the human foetus . You cannot hear what they say , but you can always guess ; and how they edge near to this ...
... early stage of development . . . there is nothing so instructive than to watch a number of women young or old contemplating the human foetus . You cannot hear what they say , but you can always guess ; and how they edge near to this ...
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... early 1870s . 100 Staff and officials trained in the convict system did not quickly change their ways or habits of mind , nor did the convicts simply go away . Both Western Australia and Tasmania had higher masculinity ratios in the ...
... early 1870s . 100 Staff and officials trained in the convict system did not quickly change their ways or habits of mind , nor did the convicts simply go away . Both Western Australia and Tasmania had higher masculinity ratios in the ...
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... early freehold grants could compare with them . Unlike other pastoral tenants and lessees who could be subjected to selection or resumption , South Australian pas- toralists had paid the full price for their land . This made it ...
... early freehold grants could compare with them . Unlike other pastoral tenants and lessees who could be subjected to selection or resumption , South Australian pas- toralists had paid the full price for their land . This made it ...
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