The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5The postwar period has seen radical changes in Australia. Increased dependence on the United States, an influx of European and Asian immigrants, and a series of economic booms and recessions have confronted Australians with the challenge of surviving as an offshoot of European civilization in a largely Asian region and securing a prosperous future with declining support from European markets and investment. This final volume in the Oxford History of Australia details this volatile period, showing that while some Australians have resisted the pressures for change, most have adapted resourcefully and intelligently to the task of creating a new nation able to survive into the 21st century. |
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... Queensland following its rediscovery there in 1955 , and at various places along the Darling Range of Western Australia in the early 1960s . The search for oil and natural gas , having survived the disappointment of a momentary ...
... Queensland following its rediscovery there in 1955 , and at various places along the Darling Range of Western Australia in the early 1960s . The search for oil and natural gas , having survived the disappointment of a momentary ...
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... Queensland , Tasmania and Western Australia voted against this change at a referendum in May 1977 , so that although the proposal gained a 62 per cent ' Yes ' vote Australia - wide , it could not be approved because a majority of states ...
... Queensland , Tasmania and Western Australia voted against this change at a referendum in May 1977 , so that although the proposal gained a 62 per cent ' Yes ' vote Australia - wide , it could not be approved because a majority of states ...
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... Queensland see D. Menghetti , The Red North , Studies in North Queensland History No. 3 , James Cook University , Townsville , 1981 . For these two paragraphs see R. Haese , Rebels and Precursors , Viking , Ringwood , 1981 ; A. N. ...
... Queensland see D. Menghetti , The Red North , Studies in North Queensland History No. 3 , James Cook University , Townsville , 1981 . For these two paragraphs see R. Haese , Rebels and Precursors , Viking , Ringwood , 1981 ; A. N. ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
Copyright | |
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