History of Australia

regrets and mistakes made by Australia within the anthology The Words That Made Australia. These passages prove that the country is aware of its inability to escape from the past and has instead focused on the process of understanding itself. There are three texts in particular that explore the impossibility of escaping history and the impact it had – and still continues to have – on Australia. The first text is P.R. Stephensen’s ‘The Foundations of Culture in Australia’, which explores the basis

Identify and discuss the nature of national identity in Australia. How has/have national identify/ies been portrayed and maintained and which groups have been excluded? The nature of Australian’s national identity has been an ongoing debate for many years. It involves how Australians see themselves, and how other countries view Australia as a whole. Throughout the country’s history, the national identity has not remained constant, and currently it is a debate to what Australian’s true national

Introduction The film, Gallipoli, directed by Peter Weir, depicts one of the most controversial aspects of Australian history. The film depicts heritage myths regarding Australian culture; and Australia’s size in the world at large. Weir’s Gallipoli is taken from an Australian perspective and presents a compressed narrative of the events that shaped Australian society during World War I. The 20th Century saw the emergence of cinematography as a primary medium. One aspect of cinematography that

Anh Do In the history of Australia, there are a variety of people in their respective areas have made outstanding achievements, made a contribution to the identity of Australia. Among these people, Anh Do is probably the most instructive and interesting person. As his book "happy refugees" implied, Anh experienced suffering in his early years. At the same time, he has maintained an optimistic attitude, this pain into an inspirational story, to share with you. At present, Anh has made achievements

and punishment: Fremantle prison, 1850 to 1890’, Studies in Western Australian History, no. 31, pp. 63-79. This article, describes the symbolism of the Fremantle Prison built by convicts in the beginning of the 1950s. Cullity suggests that it illustrates a combination of the British Empire’s ideology, convict conflict with the colonial settlers, and religious beliefs. The British supplied convicts to Western Australia in large numbers as a source of indentured labor. This was the only way in which

A series of significant events in Australian history leading up to Federation in 1901 brought both positive and negative changes. The two sides of this arch contrast the successes and failures involved in making the nation of Australia. A collage showing scenes of racism towards the Chinese immigrants and the poor treatment of the South Sea Islanders covers the back of the arch. The front of the arch is a formal design, displaying a influential figure that helped shape the nation and also the emblems

popularity of a national curriculum also comes the increasingly prominent focus on worldwide issues. This is also causing national curriculums to become more and more alike and it appears a globalized curriculum is forming. One country in particular, Australia, has begun to slowly, but surely, incorporate the ideals of standardized testing and national curriculum into their classrooms starting in 2012. In this case study, I am not here to give you my opinion, but rather to give you the differing opinions

In the first 100 years of colonial Australia women of all status and race were a marginalised segment of society; considered inferior to and for the use and support of men (Summers, 1975), (Dixon,1999). It is not surprising therefore that historical accounts of women’s activities between 1788 and the late 1800’s, whether white, black, convict, or free, are much less documented than those of men. The accounts that have been recorded, however, point to women from substantially different ages, cultural

celebrate Australia day. We have been doing this for the past more than 200 years. Changing the date of Australia day has been a debate brought up every year in January. In a recent poll, the results show that most Australians don’t care what date Australia day is held on as long as there is still a day where us Australians celebrate together as a whole. So, why do people feel the urge to change this date? There are many reasons why Australia day should be changed to a day that represents Australia more

era was a significant event in Australian history. The Australian gold rush first started during May 1851 in Bathurst after Edward Hargraves found a grain of gold in a waterhole. The gold rush was a period of time for immigration of workers locally and from overseas and marked the start of significant changes in the Australian economy. Where and why did the gold rush occur? Hargraves thought there were similarities in the geological features between Australia and Californian Goldfields where he had