Migration Flashcards
(34 cards)
How did people pass immigration?
Written test
What year did the white Australia Policy start
01
1901
When was the federal immigration portfolio set up
45
In 1945
Who was the first immigration minister
Arthur Caldwell
When was the controversial dictation test disgarded
58
1958
When was the white Australia policy abolished
66
1966
When did the ten pound Pom scheme start
After world war 2
How much were adults charged
£10(pounds)
How much were children charged
It was free
How did the migrants new life styles go
Didn’t turn out as planned
How many people where living in Australia from overseas
20 million
Where was the largest number of those born over seas
United States
How did migrants contribute to Australia
Brought new foods,religions,languages,idea on technology and boosted the workforce
When did 60,000 south sea islanders came to work in Australia
63. 04
1863 to 1904
When did Around 2,000 cameleers come from afghan and India to Australia
70. 00
1870 and 1900
When did Political Refugees get called boat people
75
1975
What things changed in the 1970s
Hint (about entering Australia)
British migrants needed a visa to enter Australia
What happened in between 1975 and 1985
Hint (about Vietnamese)
Around 90,000 Vietnamese people immigrated to Australia
When was the White Australia policy scrapped
70
In the 1970s
How much percent of pearl divers killed
50%
When did Broome become the capital in pearl diving in the world
80
1880s
What happened in 1861
Hint about new discovery
A new type of pearl shell, the pinctada maxima was discovered
When did pearling begin in W.A and Torres Strait
50. 68
W.A was in 1850s
Torres Strait was in 1868
What did the snowy mountains scheme start in Australia
Multiculturalism
