White Australia represented at the Australian Henley regatta on the Yarra, Melbourne, 1910
Row boat taking part in the Australian Henley Regatta, decorated in support of the White Australia policy.
On 23 December 1901, the Immigration Restriction Act came into law. It had been among the first pieces of legislation introduced to the newly formed federal parliament. The legislation was specifically designed to limit non-British migration to Australia. It represented the formal establishment of the ‘White Australia policy’.
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National Library of Australia, obj-153091523
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