The Oxford History of Australia: 1942-1988, the middle wayThe 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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Page 54
A majority of cabinet including Curtin and Chifley agreed, but some led by Ward
were swayed by traditional working-class fears that migrants would compete for
jobs and bring down wages. However in July 1945, when Chifley became prime
...
A majority of cabinet including Curtin and Chifley agreed, but some led by Ward
were swayed by traditional working-class fears that migrants would compete for
jobs and bring down wages. However in July 1945, when Chifley became prime
...
Page 70
Apart from the traditional legacy of ill- will between management and men, new
causes of contention could be found in the advance of mechanization. In Hagan's
words, 'A campaign for industrial gains and the nationalization of the mines ...
Apart from the traditional legacy of ill- will between management and men, new
causes of contention could be found in the advance of mechanization. In Hagan's
words, 'A campaign for industrial gains and the nationalization of the mines ...
Page 122
Many unsewered houses used septic tanks, although even in quite affluent
middle- class suburbs the traditional nightcart was still plying its rounds in the
early 1960s. The streets of new suburbs were often planned in the traditional grid
pattern ...
Many unsewered houses used septic tanks, although even in quite affluent
middle- class suburbs the traditional nightcart was still plying its rounds in the
early 1960s. The streets of new suburbs were often planned in the traditional grid
pattern ...
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Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 1951 1965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions 19661975 | 163 |
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1942-1988, the middle way Volume 5 of The Oxford History of Australia, The Oxford History of Australia |
| Author | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Contributor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Sep 2009 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Australia & New Zealand Science / Life Sciences / Botany |
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