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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 26
Page 21
... cities or in the most recently opened parts of the interior , were some- where near self - sufficient in these foodstuffs . Markets for the sale and exchange of perishable goods operated in the major cities , but even in a town the size ...
... cities or in the most recently opened parts of the interior , were some- where near self - sufficient in these foodstuffs . Markets for the sale and exchange of perishable goods operated in the major cities , but even in a town the size ...
Page 57
... cities , Melbourne in particular , and the spectacular impact of technology on that growth . Cable trams and railway systems , gas - lit streets and public buildings , hydraulic lifts , telephones and tele- graphs were built into the ...
... cities , Melbourne in particular , and the spectacular impact of technology on that growth . Cable trams and railway systems , gas - lit streets and public buildings , hydraulic lifts , telephones and tele- graphs were built into the ...
Page 269
... cities were steadily subdivided . Houses were built and , most important- ly , sold . Torrens titles made such transactions little more complicated than buying or selling a horse and buggy . The cash flow generated by such sales allowed ...
... cities were steadily subdivided . Houses were built and , most important- ly , sold . Torrens titles made such transactions little more complicated than buying or selling a horse and buggy . The cash flow generated by such sales allowed ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aborigines Adelaide Alfred Deakin Angus and Robertson ANU Press Austra Australian colonies became began bourne Brisbane Britain British Canberra Catholic cent chap Chinese Christian church civilization convict culture early economic electors especially farmers farming federation female girls growth H. B. Higgins Henry Henry Lawson History houses ibid immigrants industry Irish John labour land late nineteenth century legislation London male Marcus Clarke marriage married Melbourne ment Michael Davitt moral native Nellie Stewart Northern Territory organized Pacific parliament pastoral period political population produced Queensland railway religion River rural schools seemed settlement settlers sexual social society South Australia South Wales sport squatters St Lucia Sydney Tasmania thought tion towns trade traditional tralia urban Victoria votes wages wealth Western Australia William wives women wool workers young