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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Page 105
... federation of the colonies because of ' the flavour of republicanism and the suggestion of separation'.127 Even the Irish who might be expected to have been keen republicans seemed generally satisfied with the degree of autonomy re ...
... federation of the colonies because of ' the flavour of republicanism and the suggestion of separation'.127 Even the Irish who might be expected to have been keen republicans seemed generally satisfied with the degree of autonomy re ...
Page 256
... federation . Political experiments , feasible with six small and comparable systems , became unwieldy with federation . In order to emulate Westminster it was necessary for Australian politics to become more like British politics , more ...
... federation . Political experiments , feasible with six small and comparable systems , became unwieldy with federation . In order to emulate Westminster it was necessary for Australian politics to become more like British politics , more ...
Page 348
... ( Federation Prophets ) ; also John Rickard , H. B. Higgins : the rebel as judge , Allen and Unwin , Sydney , 1984 . 87 C. C. Kingston quoted Victor S. Clark , The Labour Movement in Aus- tralasia : A Study in Social - Democracy ...
... ( Federation Prophets ) ; also John Rickard , H. B. Higgins : the rebel as judge , Allen and Unwin , Sydney , 1984 . 87 C. C. Kingston quoted Victor S. Clark , The Labour Movement in Aus- tralasia : A Study in Social - Democracy ...
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