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James Simmons's Australian history perspectives - Women, Indigenous and Migrants

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  • Beginning of gold rush - Migrants

    Beginning of gold rush - Migrants

    The gold rush brought a lot of migrants to Australia but, the laws were not very fair for miners.
  • Women allowed to vote in SA - Women

    Women allowed to vote in SA - Women

    Women can now vote in SA. This is the first time women are allowed to vote in Australia.
  • Federation of Australia - All

    Federation of Australia - All

    Now all non indigenous adults can vote and Australia is now a country not just a group of colonies
  • Creation of the immigration restriction act - Migrants

    Creation of the immigration restriction act - Migrants

    This act tried to stop people from non-European countries immigrating to Australia
  • Women now allowed to vote - Women

    Women now allowed to vote - Women

    Now women are allowed to vote but, aboriginal people cannot vote until later on.
  • The first woman gets into parliament - Women

    The first woman gets into parliament - Women

    Edith cowan gets elected into the western Australian legislative assembly
  • Around 5000 refugees fled from Germany to Australia - Migrants

    Around 5000 refugees fled from Germany to Australia - Migrants

    Around 5000 Jewish refugees fled from Germany and surrounding countries due to the Nazis
  • First woman elected into the house of representatives - Women

    First woman elected into the house of representatives - Women

    Enid Lyons is the first woman to be elected into the Australian house of representatives
  • Agnes Robertson is the first woman elected into the senate - Women

    Agnes Robertson is the first woman elected into the senate - Women

    Agnes served as a senator or western Australia from 1950-1962
  • Aboriginals now allowed to vote - Indigenous

    Aboriginals now allowed to vote - Indigenous

    Now indigenous people can vote
  • End of white Australia policy - Migrants

    End of white Australia policy - Migrants

    The white Australia policy also known as the immigration restriction act is no longer a thing.
  • 1967 Referendum - Indigenous

    1967 Referendum - Indigenous

    This referendum was to get rid of lines in the constitution that made aboriginal people not counted as citizens of Australia. It also had the biggest yes vote ever of around 90%
  • Eddie Mabo wins court case against the Victorian government - Indigenous

    Eddie Mabo wins court case against the Victorian government - Indigenous

    Eddie Mabo won a case against the Victiorian government. It gave them land rights and meant that Australia was not terra nullius (No mans land) when captain James cook claimed it. Sadly eddie mabo didn't live to see it because he died just 2 months earlier on the 21 January 1992
  • First woman as prime minister - Women

    First woman as prime minister - Women

    Julia Gillard is made the first woman as prime minister