AUSTRALIA IN 1901- 1914 By James Abraham

Living & Working Conditions

Living Family Religion Income Hygiene Work Entertainment Transport Goods

Family

Religion

Income

Hygiene

Work

Entertainment

Transport

Goods

Family Well this is my family. It is pretty big & I have to feed all of them with the money I earn by working on my farm. It is pretty hard to survive but We make just enough to go on with my life

Well this is my family. It is

pretty big & I have to feed

all of them with the money

I earn by working on my farm.

It is pretty hard to survive but

We make just enough to go on

with my life

Religion This is the church in my Home town. We go there every Sabbath. It is a place where I can forget my worries & be happy-talking with my mates & most importantly Jesus.

This is the church in my

Home town. We go there

every Sabbath. It is a place

where I can forget my worries

& be happy-talking with my

mates & most importantly

Jesus.

Income My income as a farmer is not the best. Like I said I make just enough for my family to survive. A big family doesn’t help my income either. It is rather stressful to keep the money Coming. These are hard times for my family & Australia with the new federation & everything.

My income as a farmer is not the best. Like I

said I make just enough for my

family to survive. A big family

doesn’t help my income either. It is

rather stressful to keep the money

Coming. These are hard times for

my family & Australia with the new

federation & everything.

Hygiene Well I cannot say our hygiene is the best, nor is it the worst compared to the other families. We scarcely have enough water to drink & wash, so we can’t waste it on washing our hands. We were forced to excrete outside & we simply covered it up with mud. It gradually Decomposes, so it doesn’t stink. It is the best we have.

Well I cannot say our hygiene is the best, nor

is it the worst compared to

the other families. We scarcely

have enough water to drink &

wash, so we can’t waste it on

washing our hands. We were

forced to excrete outside & we

simply covered it up with mud. It gradually

Decomposes, so it doesn’t stink. It is the best we

have.

Work My work is not very interesting as the workers in the factories but I do it to feed my family. The only good thing is that I can do work at my own will rather than an employer with a contract. I think I am better than the workers, as I have my free will still intact

My work is not very

interesting as the

workers in the factories

but I do it to feed my

family. The only good

thing is that I can do work at my own will rather

than an employer with a contract. I think I am

better than the workers, as I have my free will still

intact

Entertainemnt I only entertainment after a good day’s work is the radio. It keeps we calm & relaxed sometimes even refreshed to listen & hear to my favourite programs. It was great fun & kept my family entertainment for the day.

I only entertainment after a good day’s work is

the radio. It keeps we calm &

relaxed sometimes even

refreshed to listen & hear to my

favourite programs. It was great

fun & kept my family entertainment for the day.

Transport I use a horse named Charlie as my transport to move around the farm. He is good & healthy horse with a lot of energy. He helps me around in my jobs & he lifts my boredom a bit. He is a good companion & friend to me. A very dear one too.

I use a horse named Charlie as my transport to

move around the farm. He is

good & healthy horse with a

lot of energy. He helps me

around in my jobs & he lifts

my boredom a bit. He is a

good companion & friend to

me. A very dear one too.

Goods I buy my extra goods in town from the shops. Most of them are my good mates so I often go down there to have a chat or buy so goods. Of course Charlie comes along too as he gets free apples.

I buy my extra goods in town from the shops.

Most of them are my good mates

so I often go down there to

have a chat or buy so goods.

Of course Charlie comes along

too as he gets free apples.

Wife My wife is very supportive of me. She does all the household work & takes care of my children why I am working. I don’t know what I will do without her. She is the trunk of my family. A wonderful wife to me & a great mother to my dear children.

My wife is very supportive of me. She does all

the household work & takes

care of my children why I am

working. I don’t know what I

will do without her. She is the

trunk of my family. A wonderful

wife to me & a great mother

to my dear children.

Children My children are very dear to me. It spreads joy to the boring & tough life I lead. They make me forget my worries at home & spread joy to my life. I am very lucky to have such Wonderful kids. Very lucky indeed

My children are very dear to me. It spreads joy

to the boring & tough life I lead.

They make me forget my worries

at home & spread joy to my life.

I am very lucky to have such

Wonderful kids. Very lucky

indeed

Lifestyle Breakfast Work Lunch Work Relax Dinner Sleep

Breakfast

Work

Lunch

Work

Relax

Dinner

Sleep

Breakfast I get up at 5:30 am. I have a very simple breakfast of egg & toast. That is only what I can afford for my family. It is not much, but it is better than an empty stomach.

Work I work on my farm till about 12 noon. Then I start heading home for my lunch as i am usually famished. Of course Charlie get’s me there before I faint

Lunch This is what I eat for lunch. Again it is not much but it satisfies me more than enough to go on with the rest of my day’s work

Work I return to work on the farm until around 5: 30 pm when I start heading home with a day’s work out of the way with Charlie.

Relaxation I return from work & turn on the radio to relax after a hard day's work. It feels good to rest after a hard day. You get a feeling of satisfaction.

Dinner Dinner is the same as lunch or whatever is left over from it. I just can’t afford to have 3 full meals a day.

Sleep At last I go to sleep at around 9:00 pm & usually fall asleep the movement I touch the bed after a long day’s work.

This is my life By James Abraham- Parramatta Marist 9.5 Social Studies