mute for having willed herself not to speak, arrives in New Zealand as an imported bride for an arranged marriage to a land-grabber named Alisdair Stewart; she certainly could never have imagined what the final outcome would be. However, just as the uncertainty that envelopes us when staring at the distant, indistinguishable horizon is not an obstacle to our most intimate expectations, the wild countryside of mid-19th century New Zealand would soon be revealed to Ada, filling her life with many…
The word voyaged that Tongans were similarly wave riders and their ruler, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, was a prestigious surfer. Everything changed when German and Scotland educators assaulted the land in 1821. They debilitated and even disallowed surfing among the Polynesians and Hawaiians. In light of this interruption, the religious routine of surfing generally vanished by the twentieth century. The surf, which breaks on the float round the river, connects with the partition of around one hundred…
Skill migration is the best immigration policy strategy because it contributes to the strong growth of Australia’s economy. Since 1970s the expansion of Australia´s population and the achievement of skill profile had impacted the economic development of the country. Not only it had allowed people to live in a pacific and harmonious environment, but shaping the nation towards economic prosperity and quick progress in pro an industrialized, secure and pleasant state. Australia is named as a…
In the early 1950s a new idea of cultural cringe was circulating around, which Australians were said to be. Cultural cringe coined in Australia after the Second World War, it explored ingrained feelings of inferiority that local intellectuals struggled against. It was clearly…
The communities of Murray and Queanbeyan have similar demographic feature, especially in ethnic and religion composition. Both of Murray Bridge and Queanbeyan communities, the most dominant ethnic are Australian and English. Australians are the origin people, so Australian live in all region. Meanwhile, England historically had invaded Australia so English might prefer to stay and to have family in Australia because they felt Australia as their second home. Most of English has Western Catholic…
This sub-section outlines the land tenure and kinship traits of the Wampup and Gabsongkeg villagers (Wampar group). As highlighted in Section 8.2.2, the Geaganson and Orognaron tribe own most of the land through patrilineal lineage. Lineages claimed areas where their ancestors settled when they came to the Lower Markham Valley. Later during the colonial era, the Australian Administration claimed some of these lands belonging to the Geaganson and Orognaron tribe for agricultural usage especially…
islands in the pacific. The Polynesians are descendants of the Lapita people who lived on the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The Lapita people settled in Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Most of the Polynesian islands are small and soon would have become overcrowded. This forced people to look for new places to live. In addition, the Polynesians were a warlike people. Chiefs often fought…
It wasn’t just Whitlam’s policy achievements that left a lasting impact on Australia, the matter in which his government ceased to be caused great turmoil, mixed opinions, anger and confusion following the Dismissal on Remembrance Day, 1975. The event impacted on Australian culturally, politically and socially due to the fact what happened had never happened before, nor is it likely that it will ever happen again. Before the press knew about what had happened, he informed his ministers and…
1853, — I think Keightley from your account of him, will do well. We have no news of him or of Walker as yet.” Keightley at the time was travelling by the quickest method to the remote area and that was by vessel up to the head of the Clarence River and close to ‘Koreelah’; Entry, June 29, 1853; – “Bateman arrived two days ago,…
Verse 1: Back in 1988 All those talking politicians Words are easy, words are cheap Much cheaper than our priceless land But promises can disappear Just like writing in the sand. Verse 2: This land was never given up This land was never bought and sold The planting of the Union Jack Never changed our law at all. However, “Treaty” as James Jun Wu has suggested, did its part to mitigate the local and national tensions by offering a way of reconciliation (101). It explores the possibility of…