Goldrush
How much money did Chinese miners have to pay to land in Victorian ports?
10 pounds
What year did the colonies federate?
1901
What year did WW2 end?
1945
What year did the Freedom Rides occur in?
1965
Identify two anti-Chinese riots that occurred in the colonies during the goldrush.
-Lambing Flats
-Buckland Valley
Identify four reasons for federation
-Trade and Travel
-Nationalism
-Immigration
-Defence
What was Australia's population when WW2 ended?
7 Million
Name two key figures involved in the Wave Hill Walk Off
Vincent Lingiari
Gough Whitlam
Identify two cultural differences between Chinese and European miners
1. Religion-Christianity vs. Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism
2. Clothing-queue hairstyle, loose silk clothing
What was the first piece of legislation passed after Australia federated in 1901?
Immigration Restriction Act (1901)
Who was the Immigration Minister who introduced the Populate or Perish scheme?
Arthur Calwell
What island was Eddie Mabo from and how did land ownership work?
Mer or Murray Island
Land passed down from father to son
How many marriages took place in Victoria between Chinese migrants and Europeans?
470
By 1901, what proportion of Australia's population was Australian born?
3/4
Provide two reasons for the introduction of the Populate or Perish scheme.
To boost the population for:
-Defence purposes as Australia was threated by Japan in WW2
-Economic purposes-migrants expected to work for two years
What two sections of the constitution were changed as a result of the 1967 Referendum and what did these sections initially state?
S51-Only State government could make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
S127-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to not be counted in the Census
How many kilometers was the walk from Robe to Ballarat?
540km
Who made the famous Tenterfield Oration in 1889 which called on the colonies to Federate?
Henry Parkes
What Prime Minister was in charge when the Migration Act (1966) was introduced?
Harold Holt
What piece of legislation was introduced after the Wave Hill Walk Off?
Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) (1976)