Abstract
The article focuses on negative assessment of the viability of the White Australia project and immigration administration another unique absurdity designed to achieve the aim of keeping the ‘colored man. It mentions Dictation Test introduced in the Immigration Restriction Act 1901 and intellectual curiosity and stamina of the historian. It also mentions number of people in the Australian colonies from Ireland who rejected being ‘British' and whose Catholicism was often thought.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 165-193 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Journal | Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |