Unit : We Came Because ....
At the bottom of this page there is a section with general resources for the whole of the topic. There is great material there and it may help you with information for more than one time period.
Watch these YouTube videos to get a brief overview ....
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Before 1788
- Key points
- Aboriginal settlement
- Migrated from nearby Asian areas 40 000 years ago
RESOURCES:
Australian Aborigines site
Aboriginal history
1788 - 1850
- Key Points
- First White Settlement
- Convicts
- Free Settlers
RESOURCES:
1850's - early 1900's
- Key Points
- Gold Rush
- Many Chinese on the Goldfields
- Resentment towards the Chinese resulted in restrictions on Chinese immigration
RESOURCES:
Journeys to Australia 1850-1870's
1901 - 1973
- Key Points
- Federation - New federal government passed an Act ending the employment of Pacific Islanders
- War years
- Major groups of European migrants after World War 2
- White Australia Policy (1901-1973)
RESOURCES:
A White Australia
White Australia Policy
Consequences of the White Australia Policy
A Young Nation
Our Federation Journey
Federation Celebrations
Anti Federation
Journeys to Australia 1900s - 20s
Journeys to Australia 1940s - 60s
Stories of immigration from the 1960's - 1970's
Story of Cuc LamClick on picture for Cuc Lam's story. Click on Cuc Lam's Suitcase movie to the left. Click here for activities to go with Cuc Lam's Suitcase. |
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1990's - 2000's
Phil Glendenning - The story of asylum seekers being sent back
Click on the picture
to find out all about
the documentary
called "A Well-Founded Fear."
to find out all about
the documentary
called "A Well-Founded Fear."
Refugee Stories
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2012
- Key Points
- 1 in 4 of today's Australians were born overseas
RESOURCES
Refugee Council of Australia
Australia's Refugee and Humanitarian Program
Migration Program
Questions about immigration
Citizenship
General Resources
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Journeys to Australia Victorian Museum
Station Pier - Gateway to a New Life
Immigration Museum
http://museumvictoria.com.au/ImmigrationMuseum/
Old Customs House, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Telephone 03 9927 2700 or Education Bookings 03 9927 2754
Exhibitions explore stories of people from all over the world who have migrated to Victoria since the 1830s. Education programs and Immigration Discovery Centre provide resources for all ages.
Migration Museum
www.history.sa.gov.au/migration/migration.htm
82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, South Australia
Telephone 08 8207 7580
Exhibitions focus on immigration history, cultural diversity and settlement in South Australia. Education programs actively promote cultural and ethnic tolerance.
National Museum of Australia
www.nma.gov.au
Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra, ACT
Telephone 02 6208 5000
Wikipedia - History of Immigration
Australian Immigration History
Journeys to Australia Victorian Museum
Station Pier - Gateway to a New Life
Immigration Museum
http://museumvictoria.com.au/ImmigrationMuseum/
Old Customs House, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Telephone 03 9927 2700 or Education Bookings 03 9927 2754
Exhibitions explore stories of people from all over the world who have migrated to Victoria since the 1830s. Education programs and Immigration Discovery Centre provide resources for all ages.
Migration Museum
www.history.sa.gov.au/migration/migration.htm
82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, South Australia
Telephone 08 8207 7580
Exhibitions focus on immigration history, cultural diversity and settlement in South Australia. Education programs actively promote cultural and ethnic tolerance.
National Museum of Australia
www.nma.gov.au
Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra, ACT
Telephone 02 6208 5000
Wikipedia - History of Immigration
Australian Immigration History