Australia In Colour | Episode 3: Populate or Perish | Free Documentary History

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In this episode: The government adopts the slogan "populate or perish" after World War Il and immigration changes the face of Australia. This influx of labor as well as the diversification of the economy delivers increasing prospe

[@chadsimmons6347]

I know a trim Carpenter who got tired of Kansas City & tried to get into Australia,,they denied his entry, but he did finally get resettled into New Zealand,,he works on ship & boat restoration, instead of finish carpentry work

[@DT-wp4hk]

When people could actually build themselfs a life. What a contrast with modern days

[@cyrusthegreat1893]

Indeed…

[@SteveRolandCabra]

23:50 Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

"I think Australia has to be a country which has the 'Welcome' sign out." -- Paul Keating

[@cyrusthegreat1893]

Correction: In 1950 South Korea was not a democratic country. As a matter of fact, South Korea remained under military dictatorship until the late 1980s.

[@gdude3957]

I applaud the Aussies for many things, but their policy of whites only is just a subtle way of enacting the same idea that a certain European dictator had in mind. I am so glad that I, being of mixed race ,was born in New Jersey at the end of the Korean conflict, of Japanese descent, with a brave American father and mother who raised us in L.A. .I was fortunate not to have endured the prejudice and ignorance of a prior generation.