Australia’s 1st Orthodox church
Greeks and Lebanese build Australia’s first Orthodox church in Sydney.
1800s
Aboriginal reserves | Dictation test, WA
Queensland Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act allows the Chief Protector to remove Aboriginal people onto and between reserves and hold children in dormitories. From 1939 until 1971 this power is held by the Director of Native
Victorian Factories and Shops Act | Coloured Races Restriction and Regulation Act
Intercolonial Conference resolves to extend the restrictions on Chinese immigration to all non-Europeans; Chinese Restriction Acts in various colonies are extended to all ‘coloured races’. New South Wales passes Coloured Races Restriction and Regulation Act. Victorian Factories and Shops Act deems that any workplace
French language newspaper for Australia
Le Courier Australien first appears. A French language newspaper, it is the oldest continuously published foreign-language newspaper in Australia.
Immigration numbers reduced
Depression in eastern colonies reduces immigration to very low numbers.
Immigration of South Sea Islanders stopped
Queensland enacts legislation to halt further immigration by South Sea Islanders. The Act is repealed in 1892 and re-enacted in 1901.
Chinese immigration legislation | Chinese passengers stopped | White Australia Policy | 1st Mosque, Adelaide
1888 Inter-Colonial Conference in Sydney recommends uniform legislation virtually prohibiting Chinese immigration. Chinese passengers are prevented from disembarking in Victoria and New South Wales. New South Wales reintroduces restrictions on Chinese immigration. Victoria and South Australia pass similar legislation. The
Enquiry by Chinese Government | Brisbane publication takes anti-Chinese line
Commissioners appointed by Chinese Government arrive to inquire into the living conditions of Chinese in Australia; they report discrimination against Chinese in breach of international treaties. In Brisbane publication begins of the Boomerang newspaper, which takes a strong anti-Chinese line.
Anti-Chinese legislation and campaign | Assisted immigration ceases | Aborigines Protection Board
Chinese population of Cairns is approximately 18%. Chinese become established as market gardeners, developing the banana industry. Western Australian Parliament passes legislation restricting Chinese immigration and excluding Chinese from the newly discovered goldfields in the Kimberley. The Bulletin in Sydney
Royal Commission investigates South Sea Islander kidnappings
Royal Commission appointed in Queensland to investigate the recruitment of South Sea Islanders for plantation work finds there have been widespread kidnappings. Queensland Parliament prohibits the recruitment of South Sea Islanders from the end of 1890. The Act is later