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Robert Oppy Federation Time 1901

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ROBERT OPPY

A FARMER AND MINER




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AT ANY STAGE DID YOU BELIVE THAT THEY WERE DOING WAS WRONG?

Yes in my honest opinion I believe that they could had just left it the old Aussie way. There were fights, why were they needed. I need to keep my family safe from something that is nit needed?!
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DID YOU EVER SHOW YOU OPINION TO OTHERS

Yes to help people understand how I see it.
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HOW DID YOU SHOW YOUR OPINION TO OTHER PEOPLE?

I spoke out to others for then to try and hear me out. I spoke at debates, fair, gatherings. People to to listen to hear and I have a right to be headed, I am willing to put my opinion out there if people open there ears and listen.
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DID YOU EVER FEEL TRAPPED BY ALL THE CONTROVERSY?

Yes. Due to my foolish actions of speaking my opinion I pay for it when I try and get my family outside the door without a guarantee that we will be safe. If I had a chance to change my actions I would do it in a instant.
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DID YOUR SALES EVER GET AFFECTED BY THE NUMBER OF IMMAGRATION?

As I think about it the sales were affected in a good way but there are to many people coming into the business, it was hard to do it all on my own when looking for staff on a low budget.

WHAT KIND OF GOSSIP WERE YOU HEARING OUT ON THE STREETS?

Problems
Tax rise
Smaller colonies needing money and bug government taking over
Stop non white people coming it (so they would come in)
NSW and VIC would come capital cities


Advantages
Railway/transport
Making Australia bigger
Having 1 defence force
To become one nation
Stop having double taxes
Own laws Keep money from goldfields
To have sporting teams for just Australia




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WAS THERE ANY CHANGE IN TAX OR MONEY CONTRIBUTIONS?

There were two tax changes but there used to be different. People were feeling the stress when it was really a do or die situation, they also had a higher population so more money given to them then to people who needed it most.
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DID U EVER FEEL LIKE LEAVING AUSTRALIA?

Yes and no. Because I had to think of my family from the past and what MY family wanted it was not all up to me. My family had a different opinion to me which wade then want to stay in this free and happy country. The sales would also be affected by us moving as Australia is now very night with sales.
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WERE YOUR FAMILY'S LIVES AFFECTED BY FEDERATION?

I was affected by the politicians by the sales but also by smuggling by the aboriginals. At 1 point all the aboriginals were speaking very clearly just like the politicians which caused a lot of trouble in family's and on the streets.
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DID YOU THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH YOUR BALLOT IN FUTURE?

Never. I just believe that what they are doing is wrong as long as they make the effort int here family's it means it was all for nothing they need to spend more time with there family's learning what we do need in life then what we don't.