Asian Studies Program
Chinese Australia
Digital Documents Record
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Applying the Dictation Test to coloured persons who intend to remain in the Commonwealth for a limited time only |
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While on the face of it the 1901 Immigration Restriction Act did not discriminate against Chinese in practice did. This document instructs inspectors to apply the dictation test so that prospective ‘coloured’ immigrants who intended remaining in Australia would fail.
Source: National Archives of Australia (NT), A1/15, 1903/3997
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Date From: 1903 |
To: 1903 |
Australia
Tasmania
Victoria |
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