[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025). See also “Australian leaders and representatives supporting the White Australia Policy (1901-1908)”.] Australian leaders and representatives supporting the … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: Australian leaders and representatives supporting the White Australia Policy (1909-1949)
William Morris Hughes (1862-1952) (subject)
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: A British-European policy
[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] A British-European policy The underlying aim of the White Australia Policy was to maintain Australia’s racial composition as predominantly European, by … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: A British-European policy
The profiteer: When Billy starts shooting them at dawn [illustration, 30 August 1919]
[Editor: This illustration was published in Smith’s Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 30 August 1919.] The profiteer. When Billy starts shooting them at dawn. Source: Smith’s Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 30 August 1919, p. 1 Editor’s notes: In this illustration a profiteer, … [Read more...] about The profiteer: When Billy starts shooting them at dawn [illustration, 30 August 1919]
Song of the Anti-White [song by Mary Gilmore, 8 April 1920]
[Editor: This song by Mary Gilmore was published in the “For Worker Women” column (“Conducted by Mary Gilmore”), in The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW), 8 April 1920.] Song of the Anti-White. (With special reference to the “Sydney Morning Herald” and other papers with a … [Read more...] about Song of the Anti-White [song by Mary Gilmore, 8 April 1920]
The return of Mr. Hughes [letter to the editor, 29 July 1916]
[Editor: A letter to the editor, which provides an example of a negative opinion on German culture from the time period of World War One. Published in The Examiner, 29 July 1916.] The return of Mr. Hughes. (To the Editor.) Sir, — The downfall of the British Empire is … [Read more...] about The return of Mr. Hughes [letter to the editor, 29 July 1916]
Up against it [the early days of P.M. Billy Hughes, 25 February 1923]
Up against it Hughes’ battling days — played many parts “Bones in a sack. Poverty riding on misery’s back.” These were the doggerel lines which some rural would-be wit chalked up in the back-blocks of New South Wales, over 30 years ago, when a young fellow named Hughes … [Read more...] about Up against it [the early days of P.M. Billy Hughes, 25 February 1923]