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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... William Stagg , aged eighteen , his father's only help on their 199 - acre block , was ploughing in November 1885. ' I have not ploughed it over and above deep as Father does not hold with deep ploughing , though I do , ' he wrote in ...
... William Stagg , aged eighteen , his father's only help on their 199 - acre block , was ploughing in November 1885. ' I have not ploughed it over and above deep as Father does not hold with deep ploughing , though I do , ' he wrote in ...
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... William Farrer , William 23 Faulconbridge 182 108 Favenc , Ernest 216 , 320 federal conventions 1891 256 , 299 1897 272 Federal Council 299-300 federation 56 , 77 , 106 , 196 , 219-20 , 257 , 274 , 299-300 , 305 , 307 female franchise ...
... William Farrer , William 23 Faulconbridge 182 108 Favenc , Ernest 216 , 320 federal conventions 1891 256 , 299 1897 272 Federal Council 299-300 federation 56 , 77 , 106 , 196 , 219-20 , 257 , 274 , 299-300 , 305 , 307 female franchise ...
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... William 6 Lane , E. H. ( Ernie ) 101 , 305 Lane , William 99-101 , 103-4 , 267 , 277 , 305 Lang , Andrew 235 Lang , Dr John Dunmore 10 , 105 , 127 Lang , Dr W. H. Lasseter , Harry 4 235 Macalister , Arthur 89 , 127 , 182 , 251 Macarthur ...
... William 6 Lane , E. H. ( Ernie ) 101 , 305 Lane , William 99-101 , 103-4 , 267 , 277 , 305 Lang , Andrew 235 Lang , Dr John Dunmore 10 , 105 , 127 Lang , Dr W. H. Lasseter , Harry 4 235 Macalister , Arthur 89 , 127 , 182 , 251 Macarthur ...
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