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White Australia: Vote “Yes”: Australia’s stake in the war [17 December 1917]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the issue of conscription during the First World War (1914-1918) and its connection to the White Australia Policy, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 17 December 1917.] White Australia Vote “Yes” Australia’s stake … [Read more...] about White Australia: Vote “Yes”: Australia’s stake in the war [17 December 1917]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, conscription WW1, publication The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia, White Australia re conscription, year1917

White Australia policy: Menaced by conscription [12 December 1917]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the issue of conscription during the First World War (1914-1918) and its connection to the White Australia Policy, was published in The Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld.), 12 December 1917.] White Australia policy. Menaced by … [Read more...] about White Australia policy: Menaced by conscription [12 December 1917]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, conscription WW1, grammar - Oxford commas, publication The Daily Standard (Brisbane Qld.), SourceTrove, White Australia, White Australia re conscription, year1917

White Australia [re conscription, 29 November 1917]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the issue of conscription during the First World War (1914-1918) and its connection to the White Australia Policy, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 29 November 1917.] White Australia. Mr. F. E. McLean, speaking at … [Read more...] about White Australia [re conscription, 29 November 1917]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australia as racially British, conscription WW1, publication The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, White Australia re conscription, year1917

White Australia: Exit with conscription [20 November 1917]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the issue of conscription during the First World War (1914-1918) and its possible impact on White Australia, was published in The Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld.), 20 November 1917.] White Australia. Exit with conscription. The following … [Read more...] about White Australia: Exit with conscription [20 November 1917]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, conscription WW1, publication The Daily Standard (Brisbane Qld.), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, White Australia re conscription, year1917

Is White Australia worth doing anything for except talk? [The Bulletin, 2 November 1916]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the White Australia Policy, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 2 November 1916.] Is White Australia worth doing anything for except talk? One of the yells raised by the opponents of reinforcing the army was this:— Are you … [Read more...] about Is White Australia worth doing anything for except talk? [The Bulletin, 2 November 1916]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, conscription WW1, publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, White Australia re conscription, year1916

Asiatic Labour [Australian Natives’ Association, 15 February 1910]

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The Advance Australia (publication of the Australian Natives' Association)

[Editor: This is an extract from the Australian Natives’ Association’s 1910 “Official Report of the Proceedings of the Interstate Conference”, published in The Advance Australia (Melbourne, Vic.), 15 February 1910. The ANA’s decision to support the exclusion of Asian migrant … [Read more...] about Asiatic Labour [Australian Natives’ Association, 15 February 1910]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian Natives' Association, publication The Advance Australia (Melbourne Vic.), SourceTrove, White Australia, year1910

A White Australia: The policy defended: And luminously explained [by T. A. Coghlan, 28 March 1908]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the White Australia Policy, was published in The Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas.), 28 March 1908.] A White Australia The policy defended. And luminously explained. The Agent-General for New South Wales (Mr T. A. Coghlan) wrote … [Read more...] about A White Australia: The policy defended: And luminously explained [by T. A. Coghlan, 28 March 1908]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Aborigines as a dying race, blackbirding, dictation test (immigration), grammar - Oxford commas, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Daily Telegraph (Launceston Tas.), SourceTrove, Timothy Augustine Coghlan (1855-1926) (author), White Australia Policy, White Australia re cheap labour, White Australia re defence, White Australia re wages, year1908

A message from Ma [illustration by Claude Marquet, 9 January 1908]

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An illustration drawn by Claude Marquet (1908)

[Editor: This illustration, drawn by Claude Marquet, regarding the British-Japanese alliance and White Australia, was published in The Worker (Sydney, NSW), 9 January 1908.] A message from Ma. (In an article on the Asiatic Problem the “Times” warns the colonies who … [Read more...] about A message from Ma [illustration by Claude Marquet, 9 January 1908]

Filed Under: graphics Tagged With: 500x500, Australia and British Empire relationship, British-Japanese alliance, Claude Marquet (1869-1920) (author), Editor's notes additional (new), graphic as a main item, graphics added, publication The Worker (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia, year1908

White or Brown [poem, 2 September 1905]

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[Editor: This poem, which is critical of Asian immigration (and implicitly supportive of the White Australia Policy), was published in The Worker (Sydney, NSW), 2 September 1905.] White or Brown. [For The Worker.] Listen, ye men whose skins are white, in a country … [Read more...] about White or Brown [poem, 2 September 1905]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, Asian immigration, poem, publication The Worker (Sydney NSW), racial attitudes, racial poetry, SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1905

Shipping items [19 December 1902]

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[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

Prohibited immigrants: The educational test [21 December 1901]

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[Editor: This article, regarding a speech in the Australian Senate by Gregor McGregor, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Herald (Adelaide, SA), 21 December 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White … [Read more...] about Prohibited immigrants: The educational test [21 December 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, dictation test (immigration), Editor's notes additional (new), Gregor McGregor (1848-1914) (subject), Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901, publication The Herald (Adelaide SA), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

Friday, December 20, 1901 [re the Immigration Restriction Bill, 20 December 1901]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Crookwell Gazette, and Settlers’ Advocate (Crookwell, NSW), 20 December 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia … [Read more...] about Friday, December 20, 1901 [re the Immigration Restriction Bill, 20 December 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, grammar - Oxford commas, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Crookwell Gazette (Crookwell NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

Federal Parliament: The Senate [re the Immigration Restriction Bill, 7 December 1901]

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[Editor: This article, largely regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.), 7 December 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia Policy.] Federal … [Read more...] about Federal Parliament: The Senate [re the Immigration Restriction Bill, 7 December 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton Qld.), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

The Federal Parliament: The Senate: Kanaka Bill passed [6 December 1901]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (Newcastle, NSW), 6 December 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia … [Read more...] about The Federal Parliament: The Senate: Kanaka Bill passed [6 December 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901, publication Newcastle Morning Herald (Newcastle NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

In the Senate: Immigration restriction [6 December 1901]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), 6 December 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia Policy.] In the Senate. Immigration … [Read more...] about In the Senate: Immigration restriction [6 December 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Herald (Melbourne Vic.), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

Immigration Restriction Bill [29 October 1901]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 29 October 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia Policy.] Immigration Restriction Bill. The … [Read more...] about Immigration Restriction Bill [29 October 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Age (Melbourne Vic.), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

Immigration Restriction Bill [The Brisbane Courier, 16 September 1901]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Brisbane Courier (Brisbane, Qld.), 16 September 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia Policy. In its last paragraph, this … [Read more...] about Immigration Restriction Bill [The Brisbane Courier, 16 September 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Brisbane Courier (Brisbane Qld.), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

Immigration Restriction Bill: Brilliant speech by the hon. A. Deakin [14 September 1901]

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[Editor: This article, reporting on a speech in federal parliament by Alfred Deakin, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser (Toowoomba, Qld.), 14 September 1901. When it became law, the Immigration … [Read more...] about Immigration Restriction Bill: Brilliant speech by the hon. A. Deakin [14 September 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Alfred Deakin (1856-1919) (author), grammar - Oxford commas, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Toowoomba Chronicle (Toowoomba Qld.), SourceTrove, speeches, White Australia Policy, year1901

A nigger-state politician’s extraordinary yearning for a White Australia [The Bulletin, 14 September 1901]

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[Editor: This article, regarding Premier Philp (of Queensland) and the federal Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 14 September 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia … [Read more...] about A nigger-state politician’s extraordinary yearning for a White Australia [The Bulletin, 14 September 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), Robert Philp (1851-1922) (subject), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

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

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[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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Daily Telegraph (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

Immigration Restriction Bill [30 August 1901]

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[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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, grammar - Oxford commas, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), Natal Immigration Restriction Act, publication The Coolamon Echo (Coolamon NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

[Dr. Maxwell’s report on the labour aspect of the sugar industry] [13 August 1901]

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[Editor: This untitled article, regarding the Australian sugar industry and Kanakas, is an extract from the general news section published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 13 August 1901.] [Dr. Maxwell’s report on the labour aspect of the sugar industry] Dr. Maxwell’s … [Read more...] about [Dr. Maxwell’s report on the labour aspect of the sugar industry] [13 August 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, cane-fields, kanakas, publication The Argus (Melbourne Vic.), SourceTrove, sugar industry, Walter Maxwell (1854-1931) (subject), year1901

[“Australia was given to the free Australian people”] [re the Immigration Restriction Bill, 13 August 1901]

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[Editor: This untitled article, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, is an extract from the general news section published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 13 August 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia … [Read more...] about [“Australia was given to the free Australian people”] [re the Immigration Restriction Bill, 13 August 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, grammar - Oxford commas, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Argus (Melbourne Vic.), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

The sugar industry: Kanaka labour question: Dr. Maxwell’s report [12 August 1901]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Australian sugar industry and Kanakas, was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 August 1901.] The sugar industry. Kanaka labour question. Dr. Maxwell’s report. Brisbane, Sunday. The report of Dr. Maxwell, sugar expert … [Read more...] about The sugar industry: Kanaka labour question: Dr. Maxwell’s report [12 August 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, cane-fields, grammar - Oxford commas, kanakas, publication The Argus (Melbourne Vic.), SourceTrove, sugar industry, Walter Maxwell (1854-1931) (subject), year1901

Immigration Restriction Bill [The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 July 1901]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 26 July 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia Policy.] Immigration Restriction … [Read more...] about Immigration Restriction Bill [The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 July 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Australia), publication The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

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