Life in the Bush The Australian life style was portrayed as one of the bushman although it was not . The life of a typical Australian was really the city life . The bushman was one with no classes and he treated every person as equal . A middle class person was the same as a working class man . The bushman was a very trust worthy and helpful character he would help a stranger as if it was …showed first 75 words of 612 total…

…showed last 75 words of 612 total…in leisure began . Roller skating and cyclorama were popular past times . Horse racing , cricket and football were popular sporting activities this boom made football ( Australian Rules ) a very popular and recognized sport . The chart ( below ) shows the rapid growth of Melbourne . Melbourne enjoyed it's successes from the gold rush era and also the boom . Melbourne was more recognized and well know then Sydney and had a European feel about it which attracted people to it .