what was life like for australians around the turn of the century?

What was life like for Australians

around the turn of the century?

how people lived in Australia around the turn of the century

You will LEARN ABOUT

You will LEARN TO

• use primary sources to describe features of lifestyle of a variety of social groups

About how many people were living in Australia in 1901?◦ a) 1 million b) 4 million c) 10 million d) 15 million

Most people in Australia lived◦ a) In the cities b) in the country c) ½ in the city, ½ in the

country Australians mainly travelled by

◦ a) cars b) train c) bicycle d) tram e) horse & carriage Most Australians enjoyed

◦ a) playing cricket b) playing football c) watching sport

How much do you know?

Bankstown - 1922

SOURCE STUDY 1 City Life - Suburbs

About 50% of people lived in the city and 50% in the country – on farms, sheep and cattle stations, mining communities and country towns

Australia was one of the most urbanised countries at this time

2/3 of the population lived in NSW and VIC

500,000 lived in Melbourne and the same in Sydney

Where Did Australians Live?

Houses were small and simple. Many had water tanks connected to them and some had furnishings outside.

Most houses would consist of a chimney and would have a fence circulating around it.

Houses

Most people rode horses or horses and carriages.

They walked from place to place. They rode camels.

Transport

People usually wore clothes that were long. Most of the clothes consisted of high necklines. Wore closed shoes: 1 or 2 pairs of only All the dresses had long sleeves. They often wore protective clothing to keep

clean (aprons, dust coats) They used handkerchiefs (not tissues) Hats were worn by both men and women but

men took theirs off when they went inside

Clothes and Accessories

Most of the woman sewed and knittedSome of them played the pianoThey travelled on camelsThey attended churchPlayed board gamesSing-a-longsPicnicsWatching sport such as cricket and footballRiding bicycles

Activities

There was a variety of living conditions and homes in the cities

poorer suburbs close to factories with their small often substandard houses

Terrace houses with a small backyard for middle class families

“Federation” style free standing houses with a large block for the more wealthy

Life in the Cities

Terrace houses in Darlinghurst

City Life - Houses

Federation was a very decorative style.

Tall, steep and varied roof shapes Rooms had irregular shapes with

nooks and splayed corners Built mostly of red brick Porches or verandahs have

ornamental painted woodwork. Colourful leadlight windows

FURNITUREBlouse Chest

Dressing Table

Commode Chair

Day Bed Double Bed Dining Suite

Pyrmont Bridge was completed in 1902 so that traffic could get to the Queen Victoria Markets.

SOURCE STUDY 2 City Life - Transport

SOURCE STUDY 3Leisure A

A visit to Manly Beach

Snake charmer at La Peruse – a popular tourist spot Swimming BathsMovie Poster

SOURCE STUDY 2Leisure B

Family Picnics

Sing-a-longs

Opening of Killara Golf Course

Age, Melbourne, 21 March 1904

The aspect of the Yarra was transformed on Saturday afternoon, when the first Melbourne amateur regatta - the Australian Henley – was most auspiciously inaugurated. Vast crowds assembled on the river banks, and Princes bridge, which gave a commanding view of the course, black with people….

Popular Parlor Games, Pastimes and Amusements:

Book ReadingCard Games (Whist, Bridge, etc.)CharadesCheckersChessDiceDominosHand Shadows

Jacks and MarblesLace MakingMusical Instrument PlayingPaper DollsParcheesiPhotographySewing Tea Leaf Fortune Reading

SOURCE STUDY 3Transport

Redfern Railway - 1900

Trams & Buggies - Enmore Rd

Man’s bicycle - 1900

Woman’s bicycle - 1910

SOURCE STUDY 4Clothing

SOURCE STUDY 5Kitchen/Food

Egg scales

Kitchen Scales

Charcoal Burning Stove

Kitchen Canisters

Butter Churn & Cooking Pot

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SOURCE STUDY 6

Health and Medicine

Lewisham Hospital c.1905

Medicine Box

Plague – 458 cases and 165 people died in 1900

Deaths – Sydney had 607 cases and 197 deaths in total 1900 – 1925

Queensland had the most deaths – 276 people died from the plague

How Healthy was Life in Australia in 1900?

SOURCE STUDY 10Aboriginal People

SOURCE STUDY 11Children - School

Empire Day Celebrations at Gordon PS

Gardening Lesson

Students of Menai PS

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