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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... William Stagg , aged eighteen , his father's only help on their 199 - acre block , was ploughing in November 1885. ' I have not ploughed it over and above deep as Father does not hold with deep ploughing , though I do , ' he wrote in ...
... William Stagg , aged eighteen , his father's only help on their 199 - acre block , was ploughing in November 1885. ' I have not ploughed it over and above deep as Father does not hold with deep ploughing , though I do , ' he wrote in ...
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... William Gatton 203-4 , 205 Great Barrier Reef 6 Greek flag xi Griffith , S. W. 89 , 90 , 98 , 99 , 165 , 207-8 , 241 , 250 , 267 , 288-9 Gronlund , Lawrence 98 , 101 Groom , W. H. 159 Guilfoyle , William 178 guilt 78 Gulf Country 3 Gunn ...
... William Gatton 203-4 , 205 Great Barrier Reef 6 Greek flag xi Griffith , S. W. 89 , 90 , 98 , 99 , 165 , 207-8 , 241 , 250 , 267 , 288-9 Gronlund , Lawrence 98 , 101 Groom , W. H. 159 Guilfoyle , William 178 guilt 78 Gulf Country 3 Gunn ...
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... William 6 Lane , E. H. ( Ernie ) 101 , 305 Lane , William 99-101 , 103-4 , 267 , 277 , 305 Lang , Andrew 235 Lang , Dr John Dunmore 10 , 105 , 127 Lang , Dr W. H. Lasseter , Harry 4 235 Launceston 16 laundry work 45 Laurie , Henry 213 ...
... William 6 Lane , E. H. ( Ernie ) 101 , 305 Lane , William 99-101 , 103-4 , 267 , 277 , 305 Lang , Andrew 235 Lang , Dr John Dunmore 10 , 105 , 127 Lang , Dr W. H. Lasseter , Harry 4 235 Launceston 16 laundry work 45 Laurie , Henry 213 ...
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