late 19th-century Australia
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Late 19th-century Australia was a rapidly developing British settler society marked by rural hardship, emerging national identity, and restrictive social expectations, especially for women.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical period ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
economic depression of the 1890s
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movement towards Australian Federation ⓘ shearers’ strikes of the 1890s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork |
Banjo Paterson
NERFINISHED
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Henry Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
White Australia ideology
NERFINISHED
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dispossession of Aboriginal peoples ⓘ droughts ⓘ economic depressions ⓘ emerging Australian national identity ⓘ expansion of railways ⓘ growth of trade unions ⓘ restrictive social expectations for women ⓘ rise of labor politics ⓘ rural hardship ⓘ strong British cultural influence ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dominantLanguage | English ⓘ |
| economicBasis |
gold mining
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pastoralism ⓘ wheat farming ⓘ wool industry ⓘ |
| education | expansion of public schooling ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment | self-governing British colonies ⓘ |
| immigrationPolicyTendency | increasing restriction on non-European immigration ⓘ |
| includesTerritorialEntity |
Colony of New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colony of Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ Colony of South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Colony of Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ Colony of Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Colony of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British common law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryCulture | development of Australian bush literature ⓘ |
| majorDenomination |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
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Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | large-scale British and Irish immigration ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial Australia ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | British settler society ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Christian ⓘ |
| socialNorms | Victorian morality ⓘ |
| socialStructure | class-based society ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 1870–1900 ⓘ |
| underSovereigntyOf | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenStatus |
limited legal rights for women
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restricted employment opportunities for women ⓘ strong expectations of domesticity for women ⓘ |
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