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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... example , reached the level of high art.81 Astronomy , geography , ornithology and botany had their own societies before the end of the century . The Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science was founded in 1888. Public ...
... example , reached the level of high art.81 Astronomy , geography , ornithology and botany had their own societies before the end of the century . The Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science was founded in 1888. Public ...
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... example , they were counted where they were a part of the workforce . Elsewhere , they were seen as a charge on profits - as were lunatics , and criminals , for example — and were counted in this capacity . Obviously if they were living ...
... example , they were counted where they were a part of the workforce . Elsewhere , they were seen as a charge on profits - as were lunatics , and criminals , for example — and were counted in this capacity . Obviously if they were living ...
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... example set , especially by the shearers at Longreach and Barcaldine in 1893 , helped to clarify the conflict of interest between rural workers and those who merely invested in , owned , or controlled conditions on stations and remote ...
... example set , especially by the shearers at Longreach and Barcaldine in 1893 , helped to clarify the conflict of interest between rural workers and those who merely invested in , owned , or controlled conditions on stations and remote ...
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