Episode number 5 of Series “Destination Australia: the migrant experience since 1788”.
Provides a history of Australian working attitudes to non European migration from the first entry restrictions on Chinese in 1885 to the acceptance of Indo-Chinese refugees in the 1970s. This film partoicularly looks at the “White Australia Policy”. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.
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ACMI Identifier
016709
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Migrant labor
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Chinese - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → National characteristics, Australian
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Chinese - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Migrant labor
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → National characteristics, Australian
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → White Australia Policy
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Sound
Colour
Colour
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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)