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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Page 56
... South Wales , who had been born in the region and cherished its possibilities.54 Victoria and South Australia , fearing that water supplies in New South Wales would be enriched at their expense , were less easily persuaded , but in time ...
... South Wales , who had been born in the region and cherished its possibilities.54 Victoria and South Australia , fearing that water supplies in New South Wales would be enriched at their expense , were less easily persuaded , but in time ...
Page 131
... South Wales government permitted them to instal poker machines . Their success was immediate . In the first year of operation , 1956-57 , 5596 ' pokies ' came into operation , taking nearly 25 per cent of all money invested in legalized ...
... South Wales government permitted them to instal poker machines . Their success was immediate . In the first year of operation , 1956-57 , 5596 ' pokies ' came into operation , taking nearly 25 per cent of all money invested in legalized ...
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... South Australian industry.13 This success was offset a few weeks later when the Liberal - Country Party coalition won power in New South Wales for the first time in twenty - four years under the leadership of Robert Askin , a crude ...
... South Australian industry.13 This success was offset a few weeks later when the Liberal - Country Party coalition won power in New South Wales for the first time in twenty - four years under the leadership of Robert Askin , a crude ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions | 163 |
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