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 147
... girls , though Blanche seemed to have plenty of friends with freedom to join her.74 The Australian climate did not , as the wife of the Bishop of Adelaide remarked , ' tend to attract the family round the fireside'.75 Adolescent freedom ...
... girls , though Blanche seemed to have plenty of friends with freedom to join her.74 The Australian climate did not , as the wife of the Bishop of Adelaide remarked , ' tend to attract the family round the fireside'.75 Adolescent freedom ...
Page 198
... girls , sometimes in large numbers , followed most outdoor sports as spectators . Many engaged in and enjoyed the physically liberating effects of riding , swimming , tennis , bicycling . Girls no less than their brothers were affected ...
... girls , sometimes in large numbers , followed most outdoor sports as spectators . Many engaged in and enjoyed the physically liberating effects of riding , swimming , tennis , bicycling . Girls no less than their brothers were affected ...
Page 207
... girls were noted for their empty - headedness , their frivolity . The quality of recruits to teaching , a majority of whom were girls , became a cause for concern . In Adelaide , The Ad- vanced School for Girls , for many years the only ...
... girls were noted for their empty - headedness , their frivolity . The quality of recruits to teaching , a majority of whom were girls , became a cause for concern . In Adelaide , The Ad- vanced School for Girls , for many years the only ...
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