Look at the weblink below. When you open the site, click on the timeline at the top of the page. Read through the time line and then answer the following questions.
Timeline
1. Who was Australia's first Immigration Minister?
2. What was Misr? What group of people did this involve?
3. Read the 1947 Sydney Morning Herald Report carefully.
- How many displaced people per year was Australia willing to take from Europe?
- What was the preferred type of migrant?
4. Select the following passenger stories to either read or listen to:
- Elido Bortolazzo
- Maria Papanastasiou
- Stavrola Theodorakakis
5. What similarities are noted with each of these accounts?
6. Why did they ant to come to Australia?
Immigration - A Brief History
Read the fact sheet below and then answer the following questions:
7. Describe, in a paragraph, the early immigration trends in Australia.
8. Look carefully at 'post-war migration'. What type of migrants were being accepted into Australia after World War Two?
9. Read the fact sheet below (Populate or Perish). What had Australia learn as a result of World War Two?
Populate or Perish
10. What is a 'ten pound pom'?
11. How long did they have to stay in Australia?
12. Why did many British people believe that this was a good opportunity?
Video Clips
1. What views does this clip make about Australian Immigration?
9. Read the fact sheet below (Populate or Perish). What had Australia learn as a result of World War Two?
Populate or Perish
10. What is a 'ten pound pom'?
11. How long did they have to stay in Australia?
12. Why did many British people believe that this was a good opportunity?
Video Clips
1. What views does this clip make about Australian Immigration?
2. Using the information in these two video clips, and data from your textbook (pages 307- 313), describe how immigration policy in Australia has changed. (A half page response is required.)
