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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.
Elizabeth Norton
1900
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Facts and their sources
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A life in time
1900
Born
24 Nov 1926
A daughter is born
Family
See the treeDuring her lifetime
She lived through 11 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 · Elizabeth is born
What people wore
Restricting Fashion and Heavy Woolen Clothing
Women wore tight S-bend corsets to achieve a mature look with a forward-thrust bust, while men and boys typically wore heavy wool suits or breeches despite the heat.
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
Outdoor Sanitation and Bathing
Indoor plumbing was a rarity; families used outdoor toilets called dunnies or privies, which had steel cans removed weekly by sanitary services. Many homes lacked bathrooms, requiring families to bathe in tin tubs using water heated over outdoor fires or copper boilers.