[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]
Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (Australia)
English mail contracts: The white labour question: Condemned by the commercial parliament [19 June 1903]
[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]
Shipping items [19 December 1902]
[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]
House of Representatives: Post and Telegraph Bill: White labor question [6 September 1901]
[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]
The White Australia Policy: The Post and Telegraph Act
[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
The White Australia Policy: The legislative basis of the White Australia Policy
[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
The fruit trade and “White Australia” [13 May 1903]
[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]