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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... Brisbane that day also marked a new phase in the history of this continent for they completed an administrative structure which had been evolving slowly , now to remain until federation in 1901 . There were still disputed boundaries ...
... Brisbane that day also marked a new phase in the history of this continent for they completed an administrative structure which had been evolving slowly , now to remain until federation in 1901 . There were still disputed boundaries ...
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... Brisbane . Dalrymple arrived back in Brisbane on the last day of 1859 to find the new Queensland administration still in disarray - a conjunction of the sum- mer season , Christmas festivities and the slow passage from Sydney of ...
... Brisbane . Dalrymple arrived back in Brisbane on the last day of 1859 to find the new Queensland administration still in disarray - a conjunction of the sum- mer season , Christmas festivities and the slow passage from Sydney of ...
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... Brisbane , warmer climates and choice locations , in Sydney on the harbour foreshores , in Brisbane on a sharp bend in the river set off by the pink and lilac cliffs of Kangaroo Point , the gardens were more lush and fantastic than ...
... Brisbane , warmer climates and choice locations , in Sydney on the harbour foreshores , in Brisbane on a sharp bend in the river set off by the pink and lilac cliffs of Kangaroo Point , the gardens were more lush and fantastic than ...
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