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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... early years that the quality of flocks ( and wool ) began to deteriorate . A continuing demand for quantity as much as quality wool absorbed some very coarse fibres . Expansion relieved some of the pressure on runs in the older ...
... early years that the quality of flocks ( and wool ) began to deteriorate . A continuing demand for quantity as much as quality wool absorbed some very coarse fibres . Expansion relieved some of the pressure on runs in the older ...
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... early as 1884 Tasmania's Mt Bischoff tin mine had its power supplied by a water wheel generator . From 1893 Thargomin- dah in south - west Queensland was supplied with electricity by dynamos connected to a wheel driven by artesian water ...
... early as 1884 Tasmania's Mt Bischoff tin mine had its power supplied by a water wheel generator . From 1893 Thargomin- dah in south - west Queensland was supplied with electricity by dynamos connected to a wheel driven by artesian water ...
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... early 1890s was widely felt . There were not only public buildings and houses to be constructed . The increasingly complex urban infrastructure also demanded attention - roads , harbours , bridges , water supply , waste disposal ...
... early 1890s was widely felt . There were not only public buildings and houses to be constructed . The increasingly complex urban infrastructure also demanded attention - roads , harbours , bridges , water supply , waste disposal ...
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