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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... wages . In Victoria , the success of the tariff in creating and expanding markets for protected goods en- couraged the government to enter the field of wage regula- tion as well , through the establishment in 1896 of wages boards . A ...
... wages . In Victoria , the success of the tariff in creating and expanding markets for protected goods en- couraged the government to enter the field of wage regula- tion as well , through the establishment in 1896 of wages boards . A ...
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... wages made saving possible . From mid- century , savings banks sponsored by the government through the post office , friendly societies and life insurance companies had become part of the ambitious working - class culture in Australia ...
... wages made saving possible . From mid- century , savings banks sponsored by the government through the post office , friendly societies and life insurance companies had become part of the ambitious working - class culture in Australia ...
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... wages and steady employment were not the full explanation . The careful workingman had more control over the size of his family than over the regularity of his employment or level of his wages . By the 1880s , among the working classes ...
... wages and steady employment were not the full explanation . The careful workingman had more control over the size of his family than over the regularity of his employment or level of his wages . By the 1880s , among the working classes ...
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