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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16 An analysis of the membership of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly shows that in the 1860s a majority were immigrants . 17 Men born in England , Scotland and Ireland dominated the Victorian parliament too , until the last ...
16 An analysis of the membership of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly shows that in the 1860s a majority were immigrants . 17 Men born in England , Scotland and Ireland dominated the Victorian parliament too , until the last ...
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The typical member of the New South Wales parliament entered politics in his prime ( in the 1860s and 1870s this meant ... In South Australia , six years was the average length of a parliamentary career.30 This suggests that the effort ...
The typical member of the New South Wales parliament entered politics in his prime ( in the 1860s and 1870s this meant ... In South Australia , six years was the average length of a parliamentary career.30 This suggests that the effort ...
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4 G. N. Hawker , The Parliament of New South Wales 1856–1965 , Government Printer , Sydney , 1971 , p . 15 . 5 P. Weller , “ Tasmania ' , in Loveday , Martin and Parker ( eds ) , Emergence of the Australian Party System , p . 355 .
4 G. N. Hawker , The Parliament of New South Wales 1856–1965 , Government Printer , Sydney , 1971 , p . 15 . 5 P. Weller , “ Tasmania ' , in Loveday , Martin and Parker ( eds ) , Emergence of the Australian Party System , p . 355 .
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Beverley Kingston |
| Editor | Geoffrey Bolton |
| 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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