Name two key reasons why people migrated to Australia to work on the snowy mountain scheme?
They came for the high wages, to get money after the lost it in World War 2. After World War 2 had ended lots of people had lost their homes and needed somewhere to live.
What challenges did the migrants face living in the snowy mountains working on the snowy mountain scheme?
They struggled in the cold harsh conditions, working though solid granite, frostbite and hypothermia. Migrants spent years without their families.
Name ten jobs that were filled by the migrants and were the key to success for the snowy mountain scheme?
1. Engineering
2. Building
3. Science
4. Chefs
5. Plumbing
6. Mining
7. Planning
8. Electricians
9. Carpenters
10. Technicians
How did the snowy mountain schemes need for migrant workers change the face of Australia’s population?
These migrant workers replaced the soldiers that died in World War 2. Plus so many came because of the high wages.
What legacy has the migrant that worked on the snowy mountain scheme left for Australia?
The migrant have left us new customs, such as new clothes, new foods, new words and a multicultural society.
Refection Question
Why were migrants from Europe preferred from migrant form Asia?
They were preferred to from migrants from Asia because Australia had a ‘white Australia policy’ at the time. No one with dark skin was allowed in Australia. But the ‘white Australia policy’ finished in 1973. Europe was more experienced at that time so they wanted them.
They came for the high wages, to get money after the lost it in World War 2. After World War 2 had ended lots of people had lost their homes and needed somewhere to live.
What challenges did the migrants face living in the snowy mountains working on the snowy mountain scheme?
They struggled in the cold harsh conditions, working though solid granite, frostbite and hypothermia. Migrants spent years without their families.
Name ten jobs that were filled by the migrants and were the key to success for the snowy mountain scheme?
1. Engineering
2. Building
3. Science
4. Chefs
5. Plumbing
6. Mining
7. Planning
8. Electricians
9. Carpenters
10. Technicians
How did the snowy mountain schemes need for migrant workers change the face of Australia’s population?
These migrant workers replaced the soldiers that died in World War 2. Plus so many came because of the high wages.
What legacy has the migrant that worked on the snowy mountain scheme left for Australia?
The migrant have left us new customs, such as new clothes, new foods, new words and a multicultural society.
Refection Question
Why were migrants from Europe preferred from migrant form Asia?
They were preferred to from migrants from Asia because Australia had a ‘white Australia policy’ at the time. No one with dark skin was allowed in Australia. But the ‘white Australia policy’ finished in 1973. Europe was more experienced at that time so they wanted them.