What did the australian citizens who lived in the great depression experience?

Question

what was the different experieces of the poor, rich and unemployed ?

Answer 1

not many happy thoughts

Answer 2

Mostly hardship and deprivation.

The rich:  Hard times

The poor:  Even harder times

The unemployed:  The hardest times

Answer 3

A good site is

Living History -

Memories of the Great Depression (1930s)

http://www.seniors.gov.au/internet/senio...

This is also a great site with video clips of people telling their stories in their own words.

http://australianscreen.com.au/education...

History: The Great Depression

Raising children during the Great Depression from the documentary Bread and Dripping (PG)

Four women recall the hardship of raising children during a period of mass unemployment. The government provided a ‘baby bundle’ consisting of poor quality clothing.



Shanty town from the documentary Bread and Dripping (PG)Unemployed people were forced to build their houses out of scrap and discarded materials. They established a trading post where clothing was donated. Indigenous Australians were not able to receive the dole and were issued meagre rations. One of the women interviewed sings an American song current at the time, ‘Hallelujah, I’m a Bum’.



Picketing during the Great Depression from the documentary Bread and Dripping (PG)

Timber bosses employed cheap ‘scab’ labour to save money. The former employees picketed the mill. Women, led by the Militant Women’s Group (MWG), collected food and money and explained to neighbours the reason for the picket.