Images Of Construction 19Th Century Australia

IMAGES OF construction: AUSTRALIA SINCE 1890
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The definitions of Australia as a nation and the ideas formed of a national identity have been many and varied since the tardy 19th century. It will look at the documents in their historic contexts, their purpose and how they reflect ideas of nation and national identity. It is the contention of this composition that these two documents construct a similar image of Australia, viz. a strong, white, masculine identity. It is also contended that C.E.W. Bean as Australias authorized war correspondent at Gallipoli in 1915 played a crucial role in helping to create the caption of the Anzacs by linking the legend of the bushmen of the late 19th century to the Anzacs.

muniment 3 railed against the celebration of the newly established Empire Day. Its main(prenominal) focus was to depict Imperialists and the celebration of Empire Day as anti-nationalist, anti-democratic and anti-progressive. It promoted the Bulletins nationalist view that Australians could not be loyal to both the British Empire and Australia. Imperial rhetoric emphasised unity, just the reality in Australia was different. Many Australians such as the Irish and Roman Catholic population, held grievances against Protestant Britain.



They baulked at Imperialists sycophancy towards Britain and cut British institutions such as the rigid class system as undesirable for Australia. Similarly, some sections of the labour movement railed against the fiscal levies imposed on Australia by Britain for defence purposes and saw Imperialists as having vested interests in such things as private enterprise and bare trade. These sections of the labour movement viewed Britain as a leech, bleeding Australia of its assets.

apart(predicate) from the idea of unity, Imperial rhetoric also emphasised racial equality within the British Empire, and the Bulletin, which was deeply racist, was outraged by this notion of racial...If you want to get a full essay, put in it on our website: Orderessay



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