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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... living , they were right . There was some bitterness , a sense of betrayal at the loss of optimism and opportunity . Tension between capital and labour became more evident . The search for economic security intensified . Both employers ...
... living , they were right . There was some bitterness , a sense of betrayal at the loss of optimism and opportunity . Tension between capital and labour became more evident . The search for economic security intensified . Both employers ...
Page 109
... living on missions or reserves , it was a fairly simple matter to count them and their cost . Thus in 1861 , 6985 Aborigines were officially recognized in the statis- tics , but clearly there were large numbers living a traditional or ...
... living on missions or reserves , it was a fairly simple matter to count them and their cost . Thus in 1861 , 6985 Aborigines were officially recognized in the statis- tics , but clearly there were large numbers living a traditional or ...
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... living until processes for transforming photographs into letterpress were developed . Even more utilitarian were the thousands of advertising illustrations ; every conceivable item in household and rural use appeared in massive ...
... living until processes for transforming photographs into letterpress were developed . Even more utilitarian were the thousands of advertising illustrations ; every conceivable item in household and rural use appeared in massive ...
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