Essays Tagged: "Arthur Calwell"

Defining Australia

ed an idealized view of an Australian way of life, so it helped formulate an immigration policy. As Arthur Calwell wrote, "If the experience of the Pacific war has taught us one thing, it is surely th ...

(6 pages) 127 1 2.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Impact of Immigration on Society

stralian. As the reality of Australia's vulnerability was understood, the new Immigration minister, Arthur Calwell, formed the opinion that Australia must "populate or perish" as there were only 2.3 p ...

(1 pages) 30 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Australian Immigration Since 1945

o populate it for us'. As a result, in 1945, the Department of Immigration was established, lead by Arthur Calwell. It aimed for Australia to have an annual population growth of two per cent, of which ...

(8 pages) 33 0 5.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Describe the extent in which Ben Chifley Achieved His Light on the Hill.

Prime Ministers. Among his government's accomplishments were the post-war immigration scheme under Arthur Calwell, the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric scheme, the national airline TAA, a social securi ... der to ensure its protection and defense. In 1945 the Department of Immigration was established and Arthur Calwell became the minister of immigration. His view was that Australia had to “populate ...

(3 pages) 2781 0 0.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Evaluate the social and economic change within Australian Society resulting from the impact of Calwell's Immigration Policy

have helped to shape the Australian economic structure as we know it. The Minister of Immigration, Arthur 'Cocky' Calwell, from the years 1945 - 1949 was in charger of implementing a range of these i ... as the increased population was in need of these resources.Overall, the policy of immigration which Arthur Calwell implemented directly impacted upon 'The Long Boom' which Australia encountered in 195 ...

(9 pages) 30 1 5.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

How has Australia become a multicultural society?

iety?Australia first made a step towards becoming a multicultural society when Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell stated, post WW2, that Australia was to 'Populate or Perish". This statement led to a ... so that if an invasion were to occur, we would be better able to defend ourselves. It was then that Arthur Calwell noted that Australia must "Populate or Perish".After 1945, the migrants were essentia ...

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 Apr/2014

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History