Backbencher

Talking to us from Wagga Wagga, New South Whales, Australia at five in the morning was Troy Whitford. Dr. Whitford lectures in Australian History and Politics at Charles Stuart University. It was very fun to have the opportunity to video conference with Dr Whitford. He then had prepared for us a lecture titled Australia: A Short History of Mentalities, he talked about the settlement and the colony as an open goal, the orphans schools for girls, the eureka stockade, and the federation. What he talked about in the settlement we had mostly covered in class. I had never heard of the orphan school for girls, a school to take care of the orphaned girls (the girls who dont have fathers). Then we talked about the Eureka Stockade, it sounded a great rebellion. Whitford then moved on to The 1920's, "Australian Unlimited" was apparently a popular concept in Australia at that time, and Whitford informed us it meant Australians felt free to do anything, Unlimited.
From there he talked about Post World War II. I loved when he started talking about the TV ruining social networks. "Everyone was watching I Love Lucy, and no one was going out ot the pubs."
My favorite part of the lecture was when we were allowed to ask questions. I enjoyed hearing my classmates and Dr. Whitford discuss topics concerning history. Thanks for allowing us to have the opportunity to experience this.