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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Page 133
... seen to be different . Between the gold - rushes when they began arriving in large numbers , and the end of the century , the Chinese were a source of inscrutability and civic anxiety , especially in the cities of the east . They were ...
... seen to be different . Between the gold - rushes when they began arriving in large numbers , and the end of the century , the Chinese were a source of inscrutability and civic anxiety , especially in the cities of the east . They were ...
Page 164
... seen better days . The earliest arrivals went to work on cotton plantations in southern Queensland . Cotton was seen as Queensland's crop of the future in the 1860s , replacing American supplies dis- rupted by the Civil War . But forced ...
... seen better days . The earliest arrivals went to work on cotton plantations in southern Queensland . Cotton was seen as Queensland's crop of the future in the 1860s , replacing American supplies dis- rupted by the Civil War . But forced ...
Page 189
... seen in men who worked with machines . The horse had aesthetic qualities and aristocratic or rural associations . 29 As city dwellers became more numerous , knowledge of horses elevated its owner beyond those who were mere passengers on ...
... seen in men who worked with machines . The horse had aesthetic qualities and aristocratic or rural associations . 29 As city dwellers became more numerous , knowledge of horses elevated its owner beyond those who were mere passengers on ...
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