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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... growth of metal manufactures , which were sustained increasingly by the need to repair and replace existing machinery . Throughout the period , manufacturing for the building and construction industries maintained its position as the ...
... growth of metal manufactures , which were sustained increasingly by the need to repair and replace existing machinery . Throughout the period , manufacturing for the building and construction industries maintained its position as the ...
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... growth followed by collapse in the 1890s . The Australian economy between 1860 and 1891-2 may be de- scribed as one in which rapid growth of output was accompanied by declining external prices , slowly rising domestic prices and money ...
... growth followed by collapse in the 1890s . The Australian economy between 1860 and 1891-2 may be de- scribed as one in which rapid growth of output was accompanied by declining external prices , slowly rising domestic prices and money ...
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... growth rate than immigration in this period . However , the rate of im- migration rose from 1860 until the beginning of the 1890s when it fell sharply . In the 1880s , 42 per cent of population growth had been from immigration . In the ...
... growth rate than immigration in this period . However , the rate of im- migration rose from 1860 until the beginning of the 1890s when it fell sharply . In the 1880s , 42 per cent of population growth had been from immigration . In the ...
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