[Editor: This article, regarding White Australia, Joseph Chamberlain (the UK’s Secretary of State for the Colonies), and the British government’s rejection of the Sugar Works Guarantee Act Amendment Bill 1901 (Qld.), was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 22 June … [Read more...] about The Jap. on the horizon [The Bulletin, 22 June 1901]
Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) (subject)
The White Australia Policy: Appeasing the demands of the British Empire
[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] Appeasing the demands of the British Empire Even though the aim of the White Australia Policy was to keep Australia racially white (that is, to have a … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: Appeasing the demands of the British Empire
Undesirable immigrants: West Australian Restriction Act [9 March 1898]
[Editor: This article, regarding the Immigration Restriction Act 1897 (Western Australia), was published in The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW), 9 March 1898. In this article the newspaper capitalized some selected phrases and utilized them as sub-headings.] Undesirable … [Read more...] about Undesirable immigrants: West Australian Restriction Act [9 March 1898]
Undesirable immigrants: The Natal Restriction Bill: Approved of by Mr. Chamberlain [23 September 1897]
[Editor: This article, regarding the Natal Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 23 September 1897. The Natal Immigration Restriction Act was subsequently used as the basis of the Australian Commonwealth’s Immigration Restriction Act, … [Read more...] about Undesirable immigrants: The Natal Restriction Bill: Approved of by Mr. Chamberlain [23 September 1897]
Keep off the grass [11 October 1901]
[Editor: An editorial critical of the Barton government’s acceptance of the British government’s directive to not create an explicitly racial immigration law. Published in The Independent (Deniliquin, NSW), 11 October 1901.] Keep off the grass. “When in doubt, play … [Read more...] about Keep off the grass [11 October 1901]