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| Paraguay Aussies - Peru |
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Sep 2006
Paraguay, one of South America's poorest
countries, is the surprising home to an
Australian diaspora that began 113 years ago.
We meet descendants of what The Bulletin
magazine of the time called "a harebrained
scheme" to build a new Australia in the
middle of the jungle, a society in which all
Australians were supposed to be equal.
About 2,000 Paraguayans can trace their
ancestry to a group of 500 bushmen, shearers
and unionists who left Australia in the
1890s, led by radical socialist William Lane,
after a violent clash between Australia's
colonial government, and striking shearers.
Among those to undertake the journey was Mary
Gilmore, who would later become one of
Australia's best known poets. She eventually
returned to Australia and excerpts from an
interview she did in 1959 are included in the
story.
"It was purely communistic. I wouldn't say it
was a success, but I certainly wouldn't say
it was a failure." Dame Mary said.
But the dream did fail. Within months the
settlers had fallen out, with many refusing
to obey Lane's rules of no alcohol, and no
mixing with the locals. Many eventually
returned to Australia, and those who stayed
ended up abandoning communal living, and
simply divided the land among themselves.
We find that some of their descendants --
with names like Wood, McLeod, Burke and
Murray -- are still on the same farms today.
Tags : Paraguay Australian Diaspora bushmen shearers unionists William Lane Socialism |
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Affichage : 39868
Durée : 1100 s |
| Asuncion Paraguay Documentary pictures |
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This is a photo story I created with the
photos I and some friends have been taken for
the past years. These are not touristic
pictures, they are documentary photos that
shows how Paraguay really looks like thru my
eyes
It shows Historic buildings, nature, people's
activities, transportation, night life and
the new part of Asuncion, I hope you enjoy
it.
Photos taken by Muna Annahas and Javier
Medina
Tags : Asuncion Paraguay Altos San Bernardino photos video |
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Affichage : 23851
Durée : 585 s |
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