1. M I G R AT I O N
E X P E R I E N C E S - PA RT 1
Y E A R 1 0 H I S T O RY, A U S T R A L I A N C U R R I C U L U M 2 0 1 5 - M R S H I P P

3. 1 . P O S T W W 2 M I G R AT I O N
T O A U S T R A L I A

4. S Y L L A B U S

5. P O P U L AT I O N A N D C O M P O S I T I O N O F A U S T R A L I A I N 1 9 4 5
• Approx 7 million people
(Anglo-Saxon)
• Fearing a vulnerable isolated
population, Australia
increased their immigration
intake after WW2.
• These changes to Australian
Govt policy cause conflict
and enrichment to Australian
culture

6. S K I L L S T I M E
• Place these 20th century events in
chronological order by producing a
timeline in your books/computer
notes
• Gulf War 1
• Vietnam War
• Cold War
• War in Afghanistan
• Gulf War 2
• World War 2
R E M E M B E R Y O U R D AT E S !

7. • Change in Govt policy, world conflicts and fluctuations
in the economy led to increases of immigration during
the 20th century

10. Q U E S T I O N T I M E
• 1. Explain the reasons for the
demography of Australian
Society in 1945
• 2. What events during World
War 2 led a change in
Australian perception over
immigration?

12. Immigration Nation Part 1

13. P E R S O N A L I T Y T I M E - A RT H U R C A LW E L L
• Immigration minister
after the war (1945-49)
• Embarked on a publicity
campaign to attract
potential immigrants
from Europe
• Restrictions were still
placed on non-white
migrants
I F A U S T R A L I A N S H AV E
L E A R N E D O N E L E S S O N F R O M
T H E
PA C I F I C WA R I T I S S U R E LY
T H AT W E C A N N O T C O N T I N U E
T O H O L D O U R I S L A N D
C O N T I N E N T F O R O U R S E LV E S
A N D O U R D E S C E N D A N T S
U N L E S S W E G R E AT LY
I N C R E A S E O U R N U M B E R S . W E
A R E A B O U T 7 M I L L I O N
P E O P L E A N D W E H O L D 3
M I L L I O N S Q U A R E M I L E S O F
T H I S E A RT H S U R FA C E . . .
M U C H D E V E L O P M E N T A N D
S E T T L E M E N T H AV E Y E T T O B E
U N D E RTA K E N . O U R N E E D T O
U N D E RTA K E I T I S U R G E N T
A N D I M P E R AT I V E I F W E A R E
T O S U R V I V E . . .
Excerpt from Calwell’s speech
in Federal Parliament, 1945

14. 2 . C H A N G E S T O A U S T R A L I A’ S
G O V T I M M I G R AT I O N P O L I C Y

15. S Y L L A B U S

16. • Immigration Restriction Act 1901 gave immigration
officers the discretion to allow someone entry into
Australia
• The dictation test aimed to test applicants who were
literate and exclude individuals who could not read
English
• This policy was progressively dismantled between
1949-1973
1 . A B O L I T I O N O F W H I T E A U S T R A L I A P O L I C Y
Inquiry Question: What was the White Australia Policy?

17. S K I L L S T I M E
Analyse this satirical cartoon, what message is the
cartoonist presents to the viewer about politicians taking
the dictation test?

18. In the game White Australia Game, players were
encouraged to get coloured men out and white men in
S O U R C E T I M E

19. • Australians view on the composition
of their population changed.
Bombing of Darwin, Occupation of
Singapore and the decrease
reliance on the British empire were
major factors for change
• Increase in industrial capacity led to
the need for skilled workers for
projects such as the Snowy River
Hydro-electric scheme
• Shift towards Australia becoming a
competitive exporter depended
upon increase workers in the
primary and manufactured sectors
D E V E L O P M E N T S I N T H E 1 9 4 0 S
G O O G L E E A RT H T I M E

20. P O P U L AT E O R P E R I S H
• Australians believed increasing their population would decrease the fear
of the communist threat
• Australia’s first immigration minister, Arthur Caldwell strongly believed in
this notion, who led a campaign in Europe to encourage people to move
to Australia
• The initial immigrants came from Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Poland,
Former Yugoslavia and Britain

21. What are Calwell’s beliefs of increasing Australia’s
population? What were the reasons?
S O U R C E T I M E

22. Immigration Nation Part 2

23. P O L I C Y O F A S S I M I L AT I O N 1 9 4 7 - 1 9 6 6
• The promotion that migrants would accept the
Australian way of life and allow social cohesion to
continue
• There was fear that immigrants would develop isolated
enclaves and not contribute to local community, old
Australians were encouraged to be good neighbours

24. S K I L L S T I M E - E M PAT H E T I C
U N D E R S TA N D I N G
This poster was
displayed in many
migration camps in
Europe. What would
displaced persons think
of the Australian culture
by looking at this poster
in 1948?

25. P O L I C Y O F I N T E G R AT I O N 1 9 6 6 - 7 1
• Policy that allowed a co-existence between a
migrants cultural heritage and the Australian
lifestyle
• This was due to a rise of emigration back to
Europe and a reluctance of migrants following
assimilation

28. Immigration Nation Part 3

29. T E N P O U N D P O M S
• Britain remained the source of about 50 per cent of migrants.
• Adult migrants had to pay only £10 each to travel to
Australia
• The experiences of the journey to Australia for a DP and a
Ten Pound Pom could be very different.

30. S O U R C E T I M E
Compare the experiences of
migrants through
these two sources

31. Immigration Nation Part 4

32. P O L I C Y O F M U LT I C U LT U R A L I S M 1 9 7 1 O N WA R D S
• cultural diversity and tolerance were valued
• ‘A multicultural society for the future’, delivered by Al Grassby
• Led to an increase in immigration from Asian nations in the
70s

33. P E R S O N A L I T Y T I M E - A L G R A S S B Y
• Immigration minister for
the Labor Party
(1972-1974)
• Introduced many reforms
to improve human rights
and views of migrants
• Regarded as the “father
of multiculturalism”
A L G R A S S B Y

34. As you read through pages 235-237, complete this
graphic organiser

35. S K I L L S T I M E - C O N T I N U I T Y
A N D C H A N G E
Analyse the differences in the meanings
of ‘multiculturalism’.
Using the information you have gathered
on your graphic organiser, answer the
following question