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 41
... land as well as the policy of selling it for farming meant that after the 1870s there were few expectations from that source . Western Australia continued to receive a steady income from land . Queensland's income from land in 1900 was ...
... land as well as the policy of selling it for farming meant that after the 1870s there were few expectations from that source . Western Australia continued to receive a steady income from land . Queensland's income from land in 1900 was ...
Page 262
... land . The pastoralists were big capitalists , often diversely en- gaged in business , farming and politics as well . Their status was more secure than that of squatters , graziers or pastoral- ists in the other colonies , and their ...
... land . The pastoralists were big capitalists , often diversely en- gaged in business , farming and politics as well . Their status was more secure than that of squatters , graziers or pastoral- ists in the other colonies , and their ...
Page 269
... land not too far from a suburban railway line . And here , the market seemed to work . The original land grants surrounding the cities were steadily subdivided . Houses were built and , most important- ly , sold . Torrens titles made ...
... land not too far from a suburban railway line . And here , the market seemed to work . The original land grants surrounding the cities were steadily subdivided . Houses were built and , most important- ly , sold . Torrens titles made ...
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