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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... trade that is difficult to reform . Here the shopkeeper and his assistants are the white slaves of housewives , whose petty purchases extend over the whole day , late into the night , and cease only with sleep . 83 Modern wisdom admits ...
... trade that is difficult to reform . Here the shopkeeper and his assistants are the white slaves of housewives , whose petty purchases extend over the whole day , late into the night , and cease only with sleep . 83 Modern wisdom admits ...
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... trade . For this , a base in Fiji , the creation of the Western Pacific High Commission , and regular patrols by the deputy commissioners , Peter Scratchley , and his succes- sor , H. H. Romilly , were the best that could be done within ...
... trade . For this , a base in Fiji , the creation of the Western Pacific High Commission , and regular patrols by the deputy commissioners , Peter Scratchley , and his succes- sor , H. H. Romilly , were the best that could be done within ...
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... trading centre at this time , New South Wales felt more confident of her influence in the Pacific than Victor- ia . Furthermore her free - trade policy caused her to welcome the presence and strength of the British navy without which free ...
... trading centre at this time , New South Wales felt more confident of her influence in the Pacific than Victor- ia . Furthermore her free - trade policy caused her to welcome the presence and strength of the British navy without which free ...
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