Episode number 1 of Series “The Migrant experience”.
Surveys the chief events in Australian and world history that have influenced our migration patterns and immigration laws. Notes Aboriginal migration to Australia, the First Fleet, the discovery of gold, the land boom, drought and depression in the 1890s, Federation, World War I and after, the 1930s depression, post-war immigration, multiculturalism and Asian immigration. Suitable for upper secondary level.
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ACMI Identifier
319850
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Depressions - 1929
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Australia - Politics and government - 1891-1901
History → First Fleet, 1787-1788
History → Gold - Australia - History
Television → Television series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
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Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)