The Oxford History of AustraliaGeoffrey Curgenven 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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By 1901, 77.06 per cent of the population (of the 'immigrant races' as the 1901
census carefully put it) had been born in Australia.7 People with British
birthplaces accounted for 18.03 per cent, Asia 1.25 per cent, 0.79 per cent of
those from ...
By 1901, 77.06 per cent of the population (of the 'immigrant races' as the 1901
census carefully put it) had been born in Australia.7 People with British
birthplaces accounted for 18.03 per cent, Asia 1.25 per cent, 0.79 per cent of
those from ...
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Just over a third (35.12 per cent) of the Australian population were under 15
years old (32.42 per cent in England and Wales), 60.88 per cent were between
15 and 65, i.e. probable producers (62.91 per cent in England and Wales), and 4
per ...
Just over a third (35.12 per cent) of the Australian population were under 15
years old (32.42 per cent in England and Wales), 60.88 per cent were between
15 and 65, i.e. probable producers (62.91 per cent in England and Wales), and 4
per ...
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riage register with a cross. Compare this with 30.69 per cent of brides who were
unable to write their name. The position had improved somewhat a decade later
when the figures were 10.58 per cent of bridegrooms and 16.4 per cent of brides,
...
riage register with a cross. Compare this with 30.69 per cent of brides who were
unable to write their name. The position had improved somewhat a decade later
when the figures were 10.58 per cent of bridegrooms and 16.4 per cent of brides,
...
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia Volume 3 of The Oxford History of Australia Series, Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Contributor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Sep 2009 |
| ISBN | 0195546113, 9780195546118 |
| Length | 368 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Australia & New Zealand History / General History / United States / General Science / Life Sciences / Botany |
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