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dictation test (immigration)

A White Australia: The policy defended: And luminously explained [by T. A. Coghlan, 28 March 1908]

23 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding the White Australia Policy, was published in The Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas.), 28 March 1908.] A White Australia The policy defended. And luminously explained. The Agent-General for New South Wales (Mr T. A. Coghlan) wrote … [Read more...] about A White Australia: The policy defended: And luminously explained [by T. A. Coghlan, 28 March 1908]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Aborigines as a dying race, blackbirding, dictation test (immigration), grammar - Oxford commas, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Daily Telegraph (Launceston Tas.), SourceTrove, Timothy Augustine Coghlan (1855-1926) (author), White Australia Policy, White Australia re cheap labour, White Australia re defence, White Australia re wages, year1908

Prohibited immigrants: The educational test [21 December 1901]

21 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding a speech in the Australian Senate by Gregor McGregor, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Herald (Adelaide, SA), 21 December 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White … [Read more...] about Prohibited immigrants: The educational test [21 December 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, dictation test (immigration), Editor's notes additional (new), Gregor McGregor (1848-1914) (subject), Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901, publication The Herald (Adelaide SA), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

The White Australia Policy: The dictation test

17 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

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[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] The dictation test The Natal government in South Africa faced similar considerations when creating legislation to stop non-white immigration. Their way of … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: The dictation test

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