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 128
... continued to provide a strong Lutheran focus and to maintain a distinctive German identity . The church con- tinued to attract immigrants from Germany with pastors and missionaries . As in the first generation of settlers , whether they ...
... continued to provide a strong Lutheran focus and to maintain a distinctive German identity . The church con- tinued to attract immigrants from Germany with pastors and missionaries . As in the first generation of settlers , whether they ...
Page 213
... continued to flourish , and in their own communities some groups like the Chinese spoke and wrote their own language ( and Aborigines spoke theirs ) , no conces- sions were made to non - English readers . The man with the printing press ...
... continued to flourish , and in their own communities some groups like the Chinese spoke and wrote their own language ( and Aborigines spoke theirs ) , no conces- sions were made to non - English readers . The man with the printing press ...
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... continued to hold a significant place in the strategy of Empire . " The defence of Australia ' , it was said , ' begins on the hills outside Herat.'126 The notion that Australian - based troops or British ships in Australian waters ...
... continued to hold a significant place in the strategy of Empire . " The defence of Australia ' , it was said , ' begins on the hills outside Herat.'126 The notion that Australian - based troops or British ships in Australian waters ...
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