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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... unions and their own loss of bargaining power should union membership become universal . Instability and insecurity were typical of most jobs in processing , building and construction in the towns as well . Unionization was seen as a ...
... unions and their own loss of bargaining power should union membership become universal . Instability and insecurity were typical of most jobs in processing , building and construction in the towns as well . Unionization was seen as a ...
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... union or pro- fessional association , the debating society . Such groups were better placed than individuals to assert their views . As early as 1859 , trade unions operating in Melbourne had formed themselves into a Trades Committee ...
... union or pro- fessional association , the debating society . Such groups were better placed than individuals to assert their views . As early as 1859 , trade unions operating in Melbourne had formed themselves into a Trades Committee ...
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... Union Jack xi , 59 universities 90 , 91 , 207-11 , 230-1 , 290 upper houses 239 , 240 upward mobility 73 United States ( USA ) 10 , 33 , 38 , 88 , 100 , 120 , 124 , 125 , 163 , 164 see also America utopian novels 103 Valley of Lagoons 3 ...
... Union Jack xi , 59 universities 90 , 91 , 207-11 , 230-1 , 290 upper houses 239 , 240 upward mobility 73 United States ( USA ) 10 , 33 , 38 , 88 , 100 , 120 , 124 , 125 , 163 , 164 see also America utopian novels 103 Valley of Lagoons 3 ...
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