Australian History Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (354) essays
Australian History essays:
Ned Kelly life story
... large numbers of the Victorian police. The prime targets were the Aboriginal police-trackers. The idea was to lure the police to Glenrowan. In order for ...
Australian immigration policy and its relation to Asia
... country for immigration. It is an attractive country for migrants, with its friendly, multi-cultural society, most mild climates and a strong, vibrant economy. In the past 20 years Australia has "experienced large-scale immigration" from a new source of countries ...
Stolen Generation How and why were Aborogonal children removed from their families? what did the government think of this?
... Australian governments, as a practice and as a policy, removed part-Aboriginal children from their mothers, parents, families and communities, often by force. Some of these children were taken at birth, some at two years of age, some in their childhood years. The babies and children ...
Landmark Event: Freedom Rides
... Freedom Rides of the late 60's.The Freedom Rides against racial discrimination in New South Wales country towns held during the 1965 was a landmark event in Aboriginal political activism. The attitudes towards the Rides and their participants at the time are interesting from a social and political ...
Australia's involvement in WWI
... new political party, the Nationalist Party. The new Nationalist Party now had a majority in parliament, and Hughes was able to remain Prime Minister. In early 1917 Hughes believed he had persuaded the majority of Australians to see the necessity of conscription. He called for ...
Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms
... for their families. They now number between 15,000 and 20,000 in NSW alone. During the First World War, some four to five hundred Aboriginal people enlisted in the armed forces. During this time, the State government continued to remove Aboriginal children ...
How the fortress of our Holland had virtually collapsed?
... Australian, Officially migrated two hours later in an Australia day, migration ceremony. I cried for the next two days, as I was to see my dream of how lucky I was to still be alive, and to have the experience my parents ...
How we cme about to having federation
... country. Railways would also make it easier to have inter-colonial sport competitions. Foreign countries would be more likely to listen to one Australian government; it would be easier for inter state and national trade. Australian ... New ...
"Explain how and why the women's movement brought about changes for women in Australia in the period from 1945 to the 1980's."
... society changed as a result of the feminist movement. Australian women have long played a crucial role in the development of our nation. The women pioneers of our nation lived through incredibly tough times, and worked alongside their husbands, to build a new life for ...
The Man From Snowy River - Movie Review
... for the time without any special effects involved. Some parts in the film seemed to come across farfetched, but otherwise it was an extremely moving movie based in outback Australia. This movie is great for the year ... Australian ...