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The Factory System
The factory system is a method of manufacturing, which started at the beginning of the industrial revolution in the 1750s. The systems allowed mass production, quicker productions and production was much cheaper. They also allowed the owners to supervise and control their workers as they were under one roof. As a result competition between other capitalists grew big, forcing owners to reduce the cost of products, work very long hours, very poor wages and bad working conditions for the workers. -
The Social Contract
The ‘Social Contract’, or principles of political rights was published in 1762 by Rousseau. This social contract was brought into place when writers saw a society filled with inequality and injustice. Ordinary citizens had no rights, laws in place only benefited the privileged. The contract meant that each person was born with the same rights to freedom and happiness, regardless of their financial state. According to Rousseau any government that breached these rules should be terminated. -
Lachlan Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie was born on the 31st of January, 1762 and died on the 1st of July, 1824. Lachlan was the governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. Lachlan was recognized as the person who did the most for the convicts. During his time as governor Lachlan handed out 366 pardons, 1365 conditional pardons and 2139 tickets-of-leave. He believed that once the convicts had served their sentences or earned a pardon that they should be treated like any regular person. -
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
The Transatlantic slave trade began in 1492 and ended in 1776. It was a triangular trade between West Africa, American colonies and European nations (Portugal, Spain, Britain, France and the Netherlands). The trade was put into place to build a work force, the African people were perfect for this type of job. As a result of the Transatlantic slave trade millions died in the process and many of the slaves were spread throughout the Americas and Western Europe. -
Britain Abolish The Slave Trade
On the 25th of March, 1807 Britain abolished the ‘Slave Trade’, the buying and selling of slaves. Although the slave trade got abolished, slavery did not, it was not until 26 years later that slavery was abolished. The slave trade was abolished because it was recognized as being inhumane by many people. The abolishment of the slave trade meant that the slaves had freedom, humane rights and a wage, this however increased the prices of the goods once produced by the slaves. -
The Myall Creek Massacre
On the 10th of June, 1838, close to the Myall Creek Station, eleven convicts and ex-convicts murdered 28 Indigenous people, including men, women and children. The 28 indigenous were murdered as a result of being suspected of killing a European shepherd. As a result of the massacre, later that year seven of the eleven murderers were found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. This started to even out and direct public opinion that indigenous Australians were equal with White people. -
Caroline Chisholm
Caroline Chisholm was born on the 30th of May, 1808 and died of the 25th of March, 1877. Caroline was a free settler who decided to migrate to Australia. She arrived in Sydney in September, 1838. Caroline was shocked to see newly arrived emigrant women sleeping on the streets and in bushlands. Caroline established a home for female emigrants and searched to find work for them. After the 8 years Caroline spent in Australia she helped more than 10,000 people to find work. -
Australian Football is born
In 1857 Australian football was created by Tom Willis as a way of keeping cricketers fit during off-season. On the 7th of August the first recorded match was played between Scotch College v Melbourne Grammar School in Yarra Park. It was not until the 2nd of October when the Victorian Football League (VFL) was formed consisting of 6 representative teams. The VFL league would later become the AFL and one of the most popular and trending sports in Australia. -
Coming of the light
On the 1st of July, 1871. Reverend Samuel MacFarlane who was part of the London Missionary Society landed on Darnley Island. The objective was that the missionaries would promote Christian values, however education took over as it was far more requested. By the mid-1870s, there were a number of missionary societies operating throughout Torres Strait promoting Christian values and educating the people. As a result of the British missionaries the Torres Strait island life changed drastically. -
The start of WWI
On the 28th of June, 1914, Franz Ferdinand (heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire) and wife Sophie Chotek, were assassinated whilst visiting Sarajevo. They were murdered by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Serbian group, the Black Hand. After searching for a reason to attack Serbia, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia the same day as the assassination occurred. The assassination and declaration of war sparked WWI which consisted of about 40 different countries and lasted for 4 years. -
Gallipoli Campaign
On the 25th of April, 1915, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC’s) landed on the Gallipoli peninsula at dawn. The goal of this mission was to force the Turkish to surrender and give the Russian’s access to the Mediterranean Sea. Once arriving at Anzac Cove a battle broke out, 24 hours after the first arrival there was almost 1,700 deaths. The battle was known as a trench warfare and finished on the 7th of December, 1915, consisting of approximately 390,000 casualties. -
The treaty of Versailles
On the 28th of June, 1919, the treaty of Versailles was signed. It was the peace settlement between Germany and the ‘Allied Powers’ after World War One. The peace treaty was created by the ‘Allied Powers’ in May and was given to Germany to be signed. The treaty was signed exactly 5 years after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand (the cause of WWI). It is argued that the treaty lead to the rise of Nazis and the outbreak of World War Two in the 1930’s.
