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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... early Anglo - Jewish settlers or German Jews who had been attracted to the goldfields . By 1901 the Jewish numbers had crept up to 15 239 ( 8137 males , 7102 females ) but they had not grown as quickly as the rest of the population and ...
... early Anglo - Jewish settlers or German Jews who had been attracted to the goldfields . By 1901 the Jewish numbers had crept up to 15 239 ( 8137 males , 7102 females ) but they had not grown as quickly as the rest of the population and ...
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... early 1870s . 100 Staff and officials trained in the convict system did not quickly change their ways or habits of mind , nor did the convicts simply go away . Both Western Australia and Tasmania had higher masculinity ratios in the ...
... early 1870s . 100 Staff and officials trained in the convict system did not quickly change their ways or habits of mind , nor did the convicts simply go away . Both Western Australia and Tasmania had higher masculinity ratios in the ...
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... early freehold grants could compare with them . Unlike other pastoral tenants and lessees who could be subjected to selection or resumption , South Australian pas- toralists had paid the full price for their land . This made it ...
... early freehold grants could compare with them . Unlike other pastoral tenants and lessees who could be subjected to selection or resumption , South Australian pas- toralists had paid the full price for their land . This made it ...
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