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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... houses . By the end of the century there were 100 000 more rooms than there were people . 77 This newer housing was also of more substantial quality . The average house grew from three rooms in 1861 to five in 1900 , and in Sydney or ...
... houses . By the end of the century there were 100 000 more rooms than there were people . 77 This newer housing was also of more substantial quality . The average house grew from three rooms in 1861 to five in 1900 , and in Sydney or ...
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... houses of parliament , an upper and a lower house , in each colony . As governors maintained colonial office surveillance over colonial attempts at self - government , so the upper houses were intended as a check on hasty or ill ...
... houses of parliament , an upper and a lower house , in each colony . As governors maintained colonial office surveillance over colonial attempts at self - government , so the upper houses were intended as a check on hasty or ill ...
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... houses gradually emerged as the most effective forces for conservatism in government . Nominated upper houses were obviously unrepresentative and potentially con- servative . The threat , however , of swamping them with new nominees of ...
... houses gradually emerged as the most effective forces for conservatism in government . Nominated upper houses were obviously unrepresentative and potentially con- servative . The threat , however , of swamping them with new nominees of ...
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