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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The Northern Territory came under the control in 1862 of the South Australian
government in Adelaide where it was determined to sell enough land to make it a
worthy investment according to the same principles used in the initial settlement
of ...
The Northern Territory came under the control in 1862 of the South Australian
government in Adelaide where it was determined to sell enough land to make it a
worthy investment according to the same principles used in the initial settlement
of ...
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1 in 1864 , so the South Australians sent G. W. Goyder to mark out a town to be
named Palmerston as a base for southward settlement in the Northern Territory .
Tully named his carefully laid out streets for the Oxford colleges of his patrons ,
but ...
1 in 1864 , so the South Australians sent G. W. Goyder to mark out a town to be
named Palmerston as a base for southward settlement in the Northern Territory .
Tully named his carefully laid out streets for the Oxford colleges of his patrons ,
but ...
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In Australia , railways defied distance as well as climate , spreading a thin web of
settlement to places which were otherwise inaccessible or insecure . The shadow
of the train against dry grass under a relentless sun , the snorting engine , the ...
In Australia , railways defied distance as well as climate , spreading a thin web of
settlement to places which were otherwise inaccessible or insecure . The shadow
of the train against dry grass under a relentless sun , the snorting engine , the ...
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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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