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Tinkering with defence [6 November 1929]

4 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about defence matters, was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1929.] Tinkering with defence Certain considerations leap to the mind in reviewing Mr. Scullin’s announced suspension of Compulsory Military Training, which for twenty … [Read more...] about Tinkering with defence [6 November 1929]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, compulsory military training, defence, publication The Sydney Mail (Sydney), SourceTrove, White Australia, year1929

Australia’s defence [15 September 1920]

4 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about the defence of Australia, was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 15 September 1920.] Australia’s defence. The defence policy stated in the Commonwealth Parliament last week by the Prime Minister was made with the main principle that … [Read more...] about Australia’s defence [15 September 1920]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, defence, populate or perish, publication The Sydney Mail (Sydney), SourceTrove, White Australia, year1920

A whole continent — and £4,000,000 a year to run it with [The Bulletin, 25 June 1908]

26 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 25 June 1908.] A whole continent — and £4,000,000 a year to run it with. Mr. Wade: That left the Commonwealth with surplus revenue in 10 years’ time of something like £4,000,000 to waste or do what they … [Read more...] about A whole continent — and £4,000,000 a year to run it with [The Bulletin, 25 June 1908]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Charles Gregory Wade (1863-1922) (subject), defence, federal-state relations, Northern Territory, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, White Australia, year1908

Australia: The Land of Sunshine, Health & Prosperity [poster, 1914]

18 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poster, an advertisement for migration to Australia from the USA (along with a calendar for 1915), was published under the authority of the Minister of External Affairs (Melbourne), 1914.] Australia The Land of Sunshine Health & Prosperity. For … [Read more...] about Australia: The Land of Sunshine, Health & Prosperity [poster, 1914]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: advertisement, calendars, immigration, posters, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1914

The alien question [21 February 1902]

15 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about immigration and demographics was published in The Northern Argus (Clare, SA), 21 February 1902.] The alien question. “Australia for the Australians” may be a good wholesome war cry. We know at any rate the danger of permitting a large influx of … [Read more...] about The alien question [21 February 1902]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: demographics, Greek immigration, immigration, Italian immigration, Jewish immigration, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1902

A White Australia: What it means [by Oswald P. Law and W. T. Gill, January 1904]

18 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Oswald P. Law and W. T. Gill was published in The Nineteenth Century and After (London, England), Vol. 55 No. 323, January 1904.] A White Australia: What it means To the mind of Australians it is abundantly clear that the significance of the … [Read more...] about A White Australia: What it means [by Oswald P. Law and W. T. Gill, January 1904]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Oswald P. Law (author), racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceArchiveOrg, W. T. Gill (author), White Australia, year1904

Australia stands alone [26 April 1930]

2 February 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An editorial regarding the defence of Australia, British and American allies, and White Australia; with its solution being a larger population. Published in The Newcastle Sun (Newcastle, NSW), 26 April 1930.] Australia stands alone It appears difficult for many … [Read more...] about Australia stands alone [26 April 1930]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: defence, populate or perish, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1930

Is a White Australia possible? [3 January 1922]

2 February 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about the Rev. Dr. John Dunmore Lang, immigration, and White Australia. Published in The Register (Adelaide, SA), 3 January 1922.] Is a White Australia possible? From the Rev. J. C. Kirby:— Dr. John Dunmore Lang, minister of the Scotch Church, … [Read more...] about Is a White Australia possible? [3 January 1922]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Chinese immigration, immigration, John Dunmore Lang (subject), Rev. J. C. Kirby, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1922

White Australia [23 July 1910]

18 January 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about a sermon by the Rev. G. E. Wheatley on White Australia. Published in The Daily News (Perth, WA), 23 July 1910.] White Australia. At the Leederville-West Perth Congregational Church last Sunday evening, the Rev. G. E. Wheatley delivered the second … [Read more...] about White Australia [23 July 1910]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), religion, sermons, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1910

Mr. Deakin in Sydney [24 May 1906]

18 January 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about Prime Minister Alfred Deakin and federal politics. Published in the Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW), 24 May 1906.] Mr. Deakin in Sydney. The warm welcome which Mr. Deakin received in Sydney on Friday proves that our people are weary of all the … [Read more...] about Mr. Deakin in Sydney [24 May 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Alfred Deakin (1856-1919) (subject), George Reid (1845-1918) (subject), phrase "Australia first", phrase "Australia for the Australians", SourceTrove, White Australia, year1906

A White Australia [17 June 1899]

18 January 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald (Blayney, NSW), 17 June 1899; it was previously published in Australian Nation.] A White Australia. Federal leaders have attached much importance to the power which is said to be contained in … [Read more...] about A White Australia [17 June 1899]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: SourceTrove, White Australia, year1899

Australia for Australians: Why “white” Australia is not white [22 March 1908]

31 January 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in The Sun (Kalgoorlie, WA), 22 March 1908.] Australia for Australians Why “white” Australia is not white. Some reasons and an indictment. By “Albino.” Is the average native born Australian as white as he imagines himself to … [Read more...] about Australia for Australians: Why “white” Australia is not white [22 March 1908]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Japanese, SourceTrove, Southern Europeans, White Australia, year1908

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