History The Great Depression was an important historical event that had a major impact on Australia. Even before the stock market crash, unemployment was at ten percent, and after the crash it doubled to twenty-one percent. The Great Depression's effect on Australian society was upsetting. Without work and a solid income countless people lost their homes and were required to live in crude houses with poor heating and cleanliness. During the Great Depression, many Australians lost assurance in the skills of their government representatives. In Australia's quickly developing new capital city of Canberra, building structure came to a sudden halt, leaving a population of seven thousand wondering what was going to happen next. Workers were laid off and the group responsible for developing the city, the Federal Capital Commission, was eliminated. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was a great achievement that started in April 1923 and kept several Australians employed during the Depression until
History The Great Depression was an important historical event that had a major impact on Australia. Even before the stock market crash, unemployment was at ten percent, and after the crash it doubled to twenty-one percent. The Great Depression's effect on Australian society was upsetting. Without work and a solid income countless people lost their homes and were required to live in crude houses with poor heating and cleanliness. During the Great Depression, many Australians lost assurance in the skills of their government representatives. In Australia's quickly developing new capital city of Canberra, building structure came to a sudden halt, leaving a population of seven thousand wondering what was going to happen next. Workers were laid off and the group responsible for developing the city, the Federal Capital Commission, was eliminated. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was a great achievement that started in April 1923 and kept several Australians employed during the Depression until