[Editor: This article, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Coolamon Echo (Coolamon, NSW), 30 August 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia Policy.] Immigration Restriction Bill. A … [Read more...] about Immigration Restriction Bill [30 August 1901]
Natal Immigration Restriction Act
The White Australia Policy: The dictation test
[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
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]