Setting and Historical Context (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Time period & location of Rainbow's End
Time period & location of Rainbow's End
1950s rural Victoria, near Shepparton
The Flats in Rainbow's End
The Flats in Rainbow's End
Makeshift community by river near rubbish tip
Description of Nan Dear's humpy
Description of Nan Dear's humpy
Clean and cosy, despite poverty & scavenged materials
What floods symbolise in the play
What floods symbolise in the play
Uncontrollable govt policies imposed on Aboriginal people
1954 hessian fence incident
1954 hessian fence incident
Aboriginal people blocked from Queen's visit, showing segregation
Exact years Rainbow's End is set
Exact years Rainbow's End is set
1953-54
Cummeragunja Walk-Off year
Cummeragunja Walk-Off year
1939
1967 Referendum granted what
1967 Referendum granted what
Full citizenship rights to Aboriginal people
Assimilation policy aim in 1950s
Assimilation policy aim in 1950s
Absorb Aboriginal people into white Australian culture
Traditional Country Murray River flows through
Traditional Country Murray River flows through
Yorta Yorta Country