... . Immigration was another matter where cooperation was needed. Thousands of Chinese were coming to Australia in search for gold. Australians were afraid that cheap Chinese labor would lower Australian workers living standards and both governments and unions agreed that such immigration should be restricted. A common policy would achieve this. Against Federation - Colonial Interests Colonies, since ... Australian defense forces. Parkes understood that this could not be achieved without a union of the colonies and he proposed that the colonial parliaments appoint a convention of leading me...

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... form of education was by no means creative or interesting, but it served a purpose and was made for the environment it was used in. Moreover, it was based on the Australian and British curriculums, as there was not one previously, it had to be based on something (McKenzie, 1992). Furthermore, there was little room for different teaching styles, it was a very ... inflexible curriculum (Ewing, 1970, as cited in McGee and Cowie, 2008). Students were drilled in their education of reading, writing, arithmetic, history, geography, English grammar and composition, object lessons, vocal music, ...

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