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In the news1908
Harvester judgement establishes fair wage
The Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration introduced the Harvester judgement, requiring wages that allowed a man to support a family of five.
Charles Tuckwell
1901 – 21 Oct 1986
6 facts1 source
Facts and their sources
- Born1901not verified1 source
- Died21 Oct 1986not verified1 source
A life in time
1901
Born
24 Nov 1926
A daughter is born
21 Oct 1986
Dies
Family
See the treeDuring his lifetime
He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.
General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.
The 1900s · Charles is born
What people wore
Traveling Dressmakers Disrupted Household Routines
For special clothes, local dressmakers often traveled from farm to farm on an annual roster, requiring a dedicated room in the house and disrupting all household chores during their stay.
Getting around
Slow and costly coach travel in Queensland
A 200 km stage of a journey by horse-drawn coach in rural Queensland could take three days, costing a labourer nearly two weeks' wages.
Around the world · 1903–1906Powered flight. The Wright brothers flew a powered aeroplane at Kitty Hawk in 1903; in 1906 Santos-Dumont flew the 14-bis in Paris.
Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (credited as photographers) [1], [2] · public domain
In the news1901
White Australia Policy begins
The Australian Parliament passed the Immigration Restriction Act 1901, the start of the White Australia Policy, to limit migration to people of British descent.
Music
Instruments for informal and home music
Beyond the piano, popular instruments for informal gatherings and dances included the violin, concertina, accordion, and occasionally the banjo or guitar. Musicians sometimes handcrafted their own instruments, such as violins and guitars made from local cotton tree wood.
Daily life
Strict School Routines and Cleanliness Inspections
School children were inspected for cleanliness before entering the classroom and often had to provide their own water in a drinking pannikin because school tank water was sometimes undrinkable. Discipline was strict, with teachers using canes for persistent inattention or moral offences.