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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 : 23248
Durée : 1100 s |
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Lower resolution Paraguay video. This is a video
of my time in Concepción, Paraguay.
Tags : paraguay |
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Affichage : 19991
Durée : 216 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 : 15960
Durée : 585 s |
| Te amo Paraguay |
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A video of the nature and the people in Paraguay.
With some pictures of the Children Home Hogar
Norma in Ypacarai, Parguay.
Un video de la naturaleza del Paraguay y
presentando el Hogar Norma, Un hogar para
Discapasitados en Ypacarai.
Paraguay Forever!
Tags : Paraguay Hogar Norma Ypacarai |
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Affichage : 50608
Durée : 200 s |
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