[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] Colonial concerns and national issues The desire for a White Australia was evident in the various immigration restriction laws enacted by the Australian … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: Colonial concerns and national issues
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The Chinese organ [10 July 1858]
[Editor: An article about the passing of a law against Chinese immigration. Published in Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer, 10 July 1858.] The Chinese organ. — The “Herald” howls about the passage of the Poll-tax on “honest John” like a wolf deprived of her … [Read more...] about The Chinese organ [10 July 1858]