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The Factory System
The factor system was the development of large machines moving from being owned and used in a separate houses to being used in ‘factories’ so that they could all be used more efficiently and also more easier. Men and young boys would all work together in hot, sweaty and unhygienic factories for 12 – 16 hours at a time to produce products such as glass. Wages were poor leading to men and woman from the same family working on end to barely survive. -
The Atlantic Slave Trade
During the period of the British expanding onto new continents the British enslaved Africans. Although the African’s lived in different conditions and suffered from different tropical diseases however they were very good workers. The Triangular Trade involved the Africans being enslaved which started with Europe and Africa manufacturing goods and later to the Americas with slaves and goods. After they would be transported back to Europe with more goods. Thousands of slaves died during voages. -
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1750 - 1918
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The Divine Right of Kings
The Divine Right of Kings is a right to rule directly from God. Kings would be widely influenced by the Church and mostly ignored the people’s wants and needs. Kings could only been dethrone or be dishonoured by God and so they could do whatever they pleased, anyone who tried to control or change the kings’ rule may be known to commit a sacrilegious act. During 1688-89 of the Glorious Revolution the American and French revolutions damaged the belief and by early 20th century was abandoned -
Convicts Transported to Australia
During the 19th century British prisons were at 110% capacity and so the government allowed the transport of convicts to Australia. Convicts supplied manpower for work in Australia for little pay, for ‘good’ convicts or no pay. Conditions of work were terrible and some convicts were forced to work in chain gains and for convicts who disobeyed were punished by isolation, flogging and hardship. Food and housing were limited and many convicts starved to death or literally worked themselves to death -
Caroline Chisholm
Caroline Chisholm was convinced that God wanted her to help as many people as she could in her life. After moving to Australia in 1838 Caroline did all she could to help young girls that had no food or no job. She housed many girls in a rat infested old barracks that acted as temporary shelter for them. From 1841 – 44 Caroline had helped over 14,000 and expanded from helping girls to families. -
Bounty Scheme
In 1845 it was estimated in New South Wales for every 1 women there were 4 men. The government developed the bounty scheme. This scheme’s purpose was to draw more women and married couples to Australia. Skilled, healthy women aged 15 (aged 18 for men) and up were brought over to Australia. By 1838 the bounty scheme had seduced over 6000 free settlers to work and live in Australia. However ships were overloaded because of English people trying to make a profit, this lead to many deaths. -
Australian Football Birth
Australian football was originally created in Melbourne, Victoria. The first match was on the 31st of July, 1958 when Melbourne Grammar school competed against Scotch College. Football was not considered a proper sport until 1959 until the rules were drawn up on the 17th of May. In the 1990’s the Victorian Football League became the Australian Football League played nationwide. Football has dramatically changed in its short life time, and now is one of the most popular sports inside of Australia -
The Ashes
In 1882 Australia played England in a game of cricket that would later prove to become the Ashes. IT was plated at the Oval, south of London in part of the ‘first class cricket tour’. Australia would go on to win the match for the first time ever in England, breaking their homeland undefeated streak. The Ashes would go on to become one of the top competitions in both England and Australia to date. -
Labor Government
On the 1st of December, 1899 in the Queensland Parliament; the first Labor Government was created. Anderson Dawson was the Premier of Queensland for the first week. The Labor Government was the first parliamentary socialist government in the world. -
World War I Beginning
World War I was sparked by an assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, 28th June 1914. This created a domino effect of one thing leading to the next until World War I had reached its peak. Austria declared war on Serbia however Serbia had Russia as an ally which sparked Austria to bring in Germany who brought Italy as well. France joined to help Russia and Brittan joined to help France whilst the British colonies were also tagged along. The USA joined in 1917 to fight Germany. -
Gallipoli
In August 1914 after four and half months of training, many Australians were shipped to Gallipoli peninsula along with New Zealand, Britain and France army forces. The goal was to eventually gain control of the Turkish capital, Istanbul (Constantinople). On the 25th of April the Australians began the attack. Throughout the whole battle the Australian’s suffered 26,111 casualties (8,141 being deaths). The Gallipoli battle had next to effect on the war with both sides ending in failure in1915. -
World War I Ending
At 11am of the 11th of November World War I came to an end. The Central Powers were running low on supplies and man power while the Allies had newly supplied American forces. Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire were the first to surrender and Germany was forced by this to do the same. Ferdinand Forch ordered to continue fighting until 11pm of 11th of November where many deaths that could had been avoided happened. World War I claim 9 million soldiers’ lives and 21 million more injuries.
