The Birth of White Australia

The Birth of White Australia (1928)

An early Australian silent film depicting historical events on the Young district goldfields, then known as Lambing Flat. During the gold rush of 1861, tensions between Australian miners and immigrant Chinese led to rioting, with Chinese miners attacked and driven from the diggings. The film portrays these events as being the genesis - or birth - of the White Australia policy, a significant political issue of the day.

Director: Phil K. Walsh

Casts

	Rita Aslim as
	Frank Hardingham as
	Alice Layton as
	Dot McConville as

Crew