Living in Australia in the Turn of the Century 1901-1914

How people lived in Australia around the turn of the century: * Living in 1900: * There was 3 categories in which how people lived and where they stood: * From lowest to highest it was the working class, the middle class and the upper class. * Working class: The lowest category and lived poorly and worked for long amounts for limited amounts of money and resources. * The middle class lay in the middle and was the group of people in society that had bigger better houses on their own block of land and were quite well off when it came to money and resources. * The upper class was the highest of them all and the people who qualified to be in this category were very wealthy and proper people. * The wealthier the people were, the better housing, fashion, occupation and more leisure time they had. * This made for a more pleasant and satisfying life * HOUSING: * WC: The housing for the working class was small, crowded(shared with other families), dirty: no bathrooms * , no running water, * toilet shed out the back * , sewerage collector * If they needed to go to the bathroom they had to walk out the back and poo or pee into a bucket in the shed!!!! * MC: * Block of land * Big houses with many rooms * Toilet shed out the back * Had an ice block fridge * Decorative and nice furniture * Spacious * Bath room * Had servants and maids to do chores * Mantle pieces and fire places * UC: * Multiple houses/free standing estate * Large mansions * Toilet shed out the back * An electric fridge * Fireplaces for warmth * Servants and a bathing room * Very spacious and servants lived on the estate * LEISURE ACTIVITIES: * WC: had barely any time to spare cause they were working most of the time * Sometimes had picnics and sing-alongs but very rarely * Swam at beaches sometimes * MC: had time to spare on weekends and sometimes play sports