Davison, Graeme2017-08-012017-08-011969b1015201http://hdl.handle.net/1885/122851During the eighteen-eighties Melbourne may be said to have become a ’metropolis'. Its spectacular physical growth was accompanied by changes which brought the structures and institutions of its work-life more closely into line with those of an organized market. In commerce, established merchants faced the challenge of new competitors, methods and values; in manufacturing industry, the old Protectionist alliance of masters and men fell victim to altered industrial conditions; the traditional skills and relations of builders and journeymen were displaced by those of the sub-contractor and 'jerry-builder' ; even the professions and civil service were not immune from market pressures and constraints.2v.enMelbourne (Vic.) HistoryMelbourne (Vic.) Economic conditionsMelbourne (Vic.) Social conditions196910.25911/5d6e4d75d1a332017-07-08