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Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (Australia)

White labor and the mail contracts [25 July 1903]

27 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding opposition to the racial clause of the Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (using extracts from the Standard and the Leeds and Yorkshire Mercury), was published in The Geelong Advertiser (Geelong, Vic.), 25 July 1903. The Post and Telegraph Act played a … [Read more...] about White labor and the mail contracts [25 July 1903]

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English mail contracts: The white labour question: Condemned by the commercial parliament [19 June 1903]

27 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding opposition to the racial clause of the Post and Telegraph Act 1901, was published in The Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA), 19 June 1903. The Post and Telegraph Act played a minor role in the White Australia Policy.] English mail … [Read more...] about English mail contracts: The white labour question: Condemned by the commercial parliament [19 June 1903]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Evening Journal (Adelaide SA), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1903

Shipping items [19 December 1902]

21 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These four extracts, including items regarding the Post and Telegraph Act of 1901 and the hiring of Lascars on ships, were published in the “Shipping items” section of the Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW), 19 December 1902. The Post and Telegraph Act … [Read more...] about Shipping items [19 December 1902]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, economic competition, Navigation Act (Australia), Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (Australia), publication Daily Commercial News (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, wages and salaries, White Australia Policy, year1902

House of Representatives: Post and Telegraph Bill: White labor question [6 September 1901]

20 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, which refers to the Post and Telegraph Bill, is an extract from a report on proceedings in the Australian parliament, published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 6 September 1901. When it became law, the Post and Telegraph Act played a minor role in the … [Read more...] about House of Representatives: Post and Telegraph Bill: White labor question [6 September 1901]

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The White Australia Policy: The Post and Telegraph Act

17 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

White Australia

[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] The Post and Telegraph Act The Post and Telegraph Act of 1901 was a fairly standard piece of legislation. It was designed to bring all of the postal … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: The Post and Telegraph Act

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The White Australia Policy: The legislative basis of the White Australia Policy

17 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

White Australia

[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] The legislative basis of the White Australia Policy The Australian government did not bring in a law called the White Australia Policy; the name was a … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: The legislative basis of the White Australia Policy

Filed Under: IAC article sections Tagged With: 500x500, Edmund Barton (1849-1920) (subject), IAC article section, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901, Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (Australia), The White Australia Policy (The Rise and Fall), White Australia, White Australia Policy

The fruit trade and “White Australia” [13 May 1903]

28 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article is a section from the “Victorian rural notes” column, by W. G. M’Kinney, published in The Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW), 13 May 1903.] The fruit trade and “White Australia.” A Tasmanian visitor to Melbourne during the present … [Read more...] about The fruit trade and “White Australia” [13 May 1903]

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