Non-European Settlers
Name two of the non-European settlers in Australia.
Afghans
South Sea Islanders
Japanese
Chinese
What housing did the poor Australians have in the early 1900s?
Cramped and unhealthy city slums.
How many referendums did it take to achieve federation
Two
Where was Australia’s first colony
Sydney Cove
Give three reasons why the IR started in Britain.
Coal, raw materials, power, navy, freedom, banks
What was the Chinese most popular middle name?
They didn’t have middle names
Describe a toilet at the time of Australia’s early settlement
A can with seating resting on top of it.
Why was the White Australia policy implemented
To develop a sense of national identity
What was the original name for Tasmania
Van Diemen’s Land
Name 3 important inventions created in the industrial revolution.
Telephone, telegram, telegraph, railway, seed drill
What job did the Japanese have in Australia, and why did they do it?
Pearl diving, because the British were not good at it so it was easy employment
What work was almost exclusively in the domain of the women?
The domestic work; cooking, cleaning and clothes washing.
What year could indigenous people vote
1962
What is the White Australia policy
A policy that stopped non-European immigrants from entering or living in Australia.
What the working hours of a child and the consequences of this?
12 hour days, malnourished, sleep deprived, no education
What types of houses did the South Sea Islanders live in?
Traditional reed houses
Or
Mud barracks
Name an infectious disease that was encouraged due to poor sanitation in early Australia.
Tuberculosis
The whooping cough
Diphtheria
What date did Australia become a nation with the Federation of the separate, self-governing colonies set up by Britain on the Australian continent
1 Jan, 1901
What year did the economy begin to recover?
1894
The industrial revolution was a time of great change for women's rights. Why was this (give 2 reasons)
The companies needed more people to work
The women needed money for their families
There needed to be people who were able to do the jobs women could
Women could be paid less
Which nation mapped Central Australia, and how did they do it?
The Afghans and they used camels to easily traverse the terrain
What Australian invention greatly improved fresh food? Name it specifically.
The Coolgardie safe
By 1901, what percentage of people were born in Australia
80%
In 1901, exactly how many pupils were enrolled into schools?
887 137 pupils
How many children died in the industrial revolution in child labor?
25000-35000