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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... produced and ex- ported after 1860 , the value of gold and other minerals de- clined a little from their dramatic ... produce did not occupy a notable place in the table of exports , their value in providing the bulk of food required for ...
... produced and ex- ported after 1860 , the value of gold and other minerals de- clined a little from their dramatic ... produce did not occupy a notable place in the table of exports , their value in providing the bulk of food required for ...
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... produce food for domestic growth as well as export was heard as frequently as the equit- able argument in favour of free ... produced , and in Victoria and Tasmania especially , the production of fruit and vegetables had begun on a ...
... produce food for domestic growth as well as export was heard as frequently as the equit- able argument in favour of free ... produced , and in Victoria and Tasmania especially , the production of fruit and vegetables had begun on a ...
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... produced an appearance of order and equality within categories , but it also produced unfairness between categories , for those marginally excluded were relegated to the common denominator of a lower category . In a sense , the real ...
... produced an appearance of order and equality within categories , but it also produced unfairness between categories , for those marginally excluded were relegated to the common denominator of a lower category . In a sense , the real ...
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