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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... Henry Lawson prophesied in ' The Star of Austra- lasia ' , There are boys out there by the western creeks , who hurry away from school To climb the sides of the breezy peaks or dive in the shaded pool Who'll stick to their guns when the ...
... Henry Lawson prophesied in ' The Star of Austra- lasia ' , There are boys out there by the western creeks , who hurry away from school To climb the sides of the breezy peaks or dive in the shaded pool Who'll stick to their guns when the ...
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... Henry Parkes and his Daughter , MUP , Melbourne , 1983 , p . 109 . 133 Geoffrey Serle , " The Victorian Government's ... Henry Lawson , UQP , St Lucia , 1976 , p . 188 . 153 Quoted L. E. Skinner , Police of the Pastoral Frontier : Native ...
... Henry Parkes and his Daughter , MUP , Melbourne , 1983 , p . 109 . 133 Geoffrey Serle , " The Victorian Government's ... Henry Lawson , UQP , St Lucia , 1976 , p . 188 . 153 Quoted L. E. Skinner , Police of the Pastoral Frontier : Native ...
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... Henry Lawson , pp . 188–9 . 160 Cosmos , 29 February 1896 , quoted Prout , p . 133 . 161 Australasian Federation League , Songs of Union . 162 G. H. Reid , My Reminiscences , Cassell , London , 1917 , p . 190 . 163 Rickard , H. B. ...
... Henry Lawson , pp . 188–9 . 160 Cosmos , 29 February 1896 , quoted Prout , p . 133 . 161 Australasian Federation League , Songs of Union . 162 G. H. Reid , My Reminiscences , Cassell , London , 1917 , p . 190 . 163 Rickard , H. B. ...
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