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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... federation . Political experiments , feasible with six small and comparable systems , became unwieldy with federation . In order to emulate Westminster it was necessary for Australian politics to become more like British politics , more ...
... federation . Political experiments , feasible with six small and comparable systems , became unwieldy with federation . In order to emulate Westminster it was necessary for Australian politics to become more like British politics , more ...
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... federation , though the structure of the Senate remains a powerful reminder of former rivalries . Queensland was unwelcome while the use of Pacific Island labourers continued . For New Zealand , de- spite economic , social and political ...
... federation , though the structure of the Senate remains a powerful reminder of former rivalries . Queensland was unwelcome while the use of Pacific Island labourers continued . For New Zealand , de- spite economic , social and political ...
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... Federation , MUP , Melbourne , 1969 ; also Roger C. Thompson , Australian Imperialism in the Pacific : The Expansionist Era 1820–1920 , MUP , Melbourne , 1980 , chaps 2 and 3 . 134 McMinn , A Constitutional History of Australia , p . 90 ...
... Federation , MUP , Melbourne , 1969 ; also Roger C. Thompson , Australian Imperialism in the Pacific : The Expansionist Era 1820–1920 , MUP , Melbourne , 1980 , chaps 2 and 3 . 134 McMinn , A Constitutional History of Australia , p . 90 ...
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