Australian economic and social difficulties brought about by the 1930s depression

Notes on the effect the Depression had in Australia

During the Great Depression, Australias thriftiness collapsed, unemployment figures soared, sugar/wheat and wool prices fell and society was squeeze to experience the physical and tormenting effects of it first hand. The Depression caused semipolitical and social upheaval in all the western countries it affected, still Australia was hit the worst.

The structure of Australias entire economy was based on overseas dependence of imports, exports and loans. The country had relied too much on its unstable primary industry and hadnt developed its own sources.

Society was damaged, as more mint woolly-headed their jobs, couldnt produce employment, or those who had jobs had to cause less currency and coherenter hours. Men were considered the bread winners of the family, and a lot of stress was on them to provide food for their families. umpteen ran away from the responsibility, but man joined the rattler (train) to find temporary work in the country, the like shearing, to send money they made back to their wives and children.

Women experienced hard times as their husbands either ran away or became working very long hours. Women were employed as they were paid less (54% that of men), yet til now at those times they were being pushed out of the workforce.



Many people living in the country didnt find the Depression as threatening because they could support themselves off of the farm, for example, milk and cheese from the cows, firearm plants provided fruit and vegetables from fields, and also animals could be eaten.

Many city people lost their homes and were forced to build temporary homes out of rubbish materials like cardboard and wood. These shanty towns were usually located near rivers or in public parks.

The government provided a financial supplement called the susso for all...

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