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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... importance of such power can be seen in the rules governing a man's right to bestow various of his female relatives in ... important as objects of exchange . 60 In this respect , Aboriginal ways were little different from the British ...
... importance of such power can be seen in the rules governing a man's right to bestow various of his female relatives in ... important as objects of exchange . 60 In this respect , Aboriginal ways were little different from the British ...
Page 152
... important transfers from church to state in authority over family life . State intervention could be seen in the codification of the marriage law , also in regis- tration of births — an activity formerly carried out church by church and ...
... important transfers from church to state in authority over family life . State intervention could be seen in the codification of the marriage law , also in regis- tration of births — an activity formerly carried out church by church and ...
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... important in a culture where there were otherwise demarcated spheres for women and men . It was one of the few organized social activities in which both sexes participated , for how could The Messiah be staged without sopranos ? Women ...
... important in a culture where there were otherwise demarcated spheres for women and men . It was one of the few organized social activities in which both sexes participated , for how could The Messiah be staged without sopranos ? Women ...
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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