Australian History Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (354) essays
Australian History essays:
Rabbit Proof Fence (Myths and Untruths)
... the portrayal of the Europeans and the Aboriginals will be discussed. Finally, everything will be summarised and you will be left in no doubt about the historical accuracy of Rabbit Proof Fence . It is debated as to whether the costumes and the Moore River Settlement ...
Study Notes- Australia at Turn Of the Century Before Federation.
... of education than Lower Class people. They had time for leisure activities. In the 1st decade of the 20th Century, Government began to construct a social welfare system (you had to be white) Working Conditions at the Turn of the Century Workers had no ...
The Affects of Prime Minister Sir. Robert Menzies and the turn around of Austraila's economy during his stint as prime minister.
... the High Court of Australia ruling that the people of the Murray Islands, in the Torres Strait had land titles to the land, which acknowledges that Australia was indeed occupied at the time of British settlement. In 1993 the government passes an act allowing Aborigines ...
Australia's national identity through the events of the two World Wars.
... of the twentieth century. For Australia, a young nation attached to Great Britain with little nationalism and cultural identity of its own, this was the country's opportunity to prove itself on the world's stage. As a lieutenant going to his death wrote, this was Australia ...
Kakaud National Park History
... of their past. Since the social influx of European settlement Kakadu has been threatened, the cultural significance not being important to non - indigenous people but only the social significance of the ...
Did the Portuguese "discover" Australia in the 1520's?
... the northern part of New Holland" that made it inevitable that the Portuguese would be the first Europeans to view the mainland of Australia itself . The maps themselves have been highly debated as to their authenticity and origin. It has been argued that during the first half of the 19th Century ...
Assess The Achievements Of The Women's Movement From The 1960's To The 1990's
... the emergence of various social groups which campaigned for women's rights. These Women's "libbers" (liberationists) marked the beginning of the Women's Liberation Movement . It was to be the largest social movement in this second wave of feminist activities. The ...
The Concilation and The National Picture.
... The National Picture. But still in The National Picture, some Aboriginal symbols are included and still the subject of communication and respect from the Aboriginal Woman, represented as Truganini is shown, although the issue of The Conciliation, to some, she is portrayed ...
An analysis of the ATSIC (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission) website - the question being "Consider the aims of ATSIC for their site how effective do you find it?"
... of validity to the site. "...Our vision is of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people s and communities freely exercising their legal, economic, social, cultural and political rights." The validity of the site all adds to its position as an official government ...
The Federation Illusion
... the arrival of the first free settlers in 1793. From 1788 officially Australia became a penal colony. With Europeans invasion on the aboriginal community whom already lived in Australia, European's had little if any respect towards indigenous land ownership and no understanding for the ...