St Ursula's College Kingsgrove

Year 9 Australian History

Topic 1 Australia to 1914

• how people lived in Australia around the turn of the century
• working conditions in Australia around the turn of the century
• the reasons for Federation
• the Australian Constitution
• voting rights of different groups in Australia at Federation
• the composition of Australia's population at Federation
• the origins and implementation of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901
• social legislation 1901-1914, including
  • Harvester Judgement: basic wage
  • invalid and old-age pension schemes
  • maternity allowance scheme