HOMES
what type of homes would lower class individuals live in?
What was the most common job?
Factory workers
At what age gap could children go to school for free?
from the age of 6-13 children can go to school for free
When was the first postmaster general appointed?
in 1901
What were the people called you were taken away from their family?
stolen generation
they would scrub the clothes on a wooden board and hang it to dry
which gender would mostly work for the household?
women
whats the difference in completion rate for school from the 1900 till then?
back in the 1900's there were not that many completion rates as of nowdays
How much was the average bicycle in the 1900s?
$31.00
What is white washing?
when an aboriginal grows up and the government makes them marry a white women so their children become less darker skin begining the chain of white washing
what would happen to the food stored in the olden day "fridge"?
the food would go bad after staying in them for a while
How was the life expectancy for individuals who worked?
The life expectancy was low
Why would lower class men dropout of school early?
to help their parents with work and to earn money
in 1923
What happened to non-white individuals at work?
Even though they worked very hard in harsh conditions tirelessly they weren't paid nowhere near the normal wage and were seen as low quality workers
What was the name of the thing households used to store food?
Coolgardie Safe
How was work for poor people?
For poorer families the whole family had to be put straight into the workforce even for young children just to provide for themselves
how did the rich and poor go to school?
the poor children would have to walk to school and the rich would go by carriages
In what year did the first radio services start broadcasting out of capital cities?
1923
What is the white Australian policy?
a policy that banned non-caucasian individuals from entering Australia
What was effect of bad housing conditions on people? ( which class would this usually effect)
it would cause serious sicknesses to the lower class individuals
how many hours a week did factory workers work and how was their wage?
they worked 11-12 hours a day six days a week on a low wage
What would girls learn at school?
they would learn how to run a household with children to make their lives easier for them in the future. Also would learn litteracy, music and language
What was the name of the services that allowed people to make interstate calls
The lengthy line known as "Trunk call"
In what year gap did was the white Australia policy a law?
from 1901 to 1958