Sydney Harbour Bridge: A Part of Sydney History
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the most recognisable symbols of Australia. The Bridge provides a frame for one of the most beautiful harbours in the world and holds a special place in the city’s heart. The Sydney Harbour Bridge has connected the Sydney CBD with the North Shore of the harbour since it opened in 1932. It is the world’s largest (but not longest) steel-arch Bridge. It was beaten in length, by New York’s Bayonne Bridge, which is 25 feet longer and opened just four months earlier. On major celebrations in Sydney history, l......Read more
Burwood Local History
How It All Began The story of Burwood commences with the original owners of our island nation – the Aboriginal people. Long before the convict history and early European settlers, Aboriginals lived in complete harmony with nature. Archeological evidence suggests that Aboriginal people occupied the area in and around Sydney at least 11,000 years ago and they may well have been there much longer. The Aboriginals in Sydney belonged to two tribes; the ‘Kuringal’ or ‘Eora’ tribe who were coastal dwellers, and the ‘Dharug’ tribe who liv......Read more
论华人与澳大利亚种族歧视制度的废除
作者：朱应平(华东政法大学教授) 摘要： 在澳大利亚联邦建立前后，其宪法法律的制定和实施都与华人有密切的关系。首先，为了对华人实行歧视，它们制定了许多法律，同时澳制宪者拒绝平等权条款入宪，以现行宪法第117条取代原来的平等权建议条文。其次，在宪法法律实施过程中，澳长期运用宪法第117条支持歧视华人的诸多法律。经过华人的斗争，澳大利亚政府和高等法院逐步放弃了制宪者歧视华人的理念，......Read more
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