4. Key learning objectives that this artefact demonstrates
are
Students investigate some of the reasons why people from the
Pacific Islands and from Asian countries, such as China and Japan,
came to Australia in the 19th century.
5. Students identify some common attitudes of white settlers to
non-white immigrants.
6. Students investigate the various kinds of legislation used
by colonies to keep certain immigrants out.
7. Students interpret information from a range of primary
sources.
Educational value
The artefact describes the role immigrant groups that were
later excluded played in the economic life of the colonies, as well
as measures taken to limit their numbers.
8. Outlines reasons for the arrival of some immigrant groups
that were eventually excluded from Australia.
9. Outlines some prevalent attitudes of non-white people to
Chinese and other Asian immigrants and to Pacific Islanders.
10. Presents some prevalent attitudes of non-Indigenous
Australians to Indigenous Australians.
11. Provides a range of primary sources including images,
political cartoons, statistics and maps.