Australia in 1900s

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Australia in 1900s

• By Victor (Thu Han Wai)

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Working class house
Houses were smaller than they are today. They
were dangerous, unsanitary, and overcrowded. The
houses were built of cheap materials. They did
not have sewerage and a standard water supply.
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Upper class house
Wealthy people lived in big houses with a huge
garden. They even had enough space to build a
home for the servants. The houses had British
influences on them.
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Transport
Horses were their main type of transportation
until trains came along which allowed people to
travel further distances faster. Ships were used
to import goods into Australia, mostly from
Britain. Australia bought 1/3 of all British
published books. It took around 3 months to
arrive.
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Entertainment
These are all forms of entertainments during the
1900s. It includes dancing, picnics, horse
racing. Other entertainments include playing
music and reading books, which was considered
Australias favourite liesure during that time.
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Fashion

• Men wore coats and long pants, and often grew a
  moustache, while women wore long dresses and
  often tied their hair up.

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Family life
Working class family on the left and wealthy
family on the right. You can see the difference
in type of clothing different classes wore.
Couples usually had a lot of children, up to 8
children.
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Schooling
Most children study in primary school until the
age of 12, when they would leave school for work.
Wealthy children finish secondary school.
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Working condition

• Workers were treated poorly. They had to work
  long hours with little wage. If they complained,
  they were sacked. They didnt have many rights.

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