AT4 Source Analysis

Question 1

How to answer Value and Limitation Questions

Answer 1

Information
Reliability - What type of source (primary, secondary, written, non-written, visual)
Motive- why source was made
Audience - who the source was made for
Perspective
- POV of source
- Origin( date and author)
- Context

Question 2

Reasons of historical importance

Answer 2

1. Urban Transformation from residential to commercial development
2. Rise of shopping malls mirror shifts in Australian shopping culture
3. Impact of immigrant communities on Australian society

Question 3

Source A

Answer 3

Primary, written
Why important:
Land Zoning Changes
Urban Development Evolution
Governmental Decision-Making

Population increase from 28,067 in 1921 to 53,735 in 1996
In 1948 the Willoughby Council Engineer, Hugh D Robb, took on the additional role of Town Planner
There are a lot of retail buildings and the area is easily accessible by transport making it very popular, with over 20 millions people coming in annually
Gentrification

Question 4

Source B

Answer 4

Primary, written
Why important:
Cultural zeitgest of chatswood
Impact of immigrant communities on Australian societies
Changing contemporary attitudes towards immigrants

Multiculturalism
The cultural revitalisation of the area is another key change, which has contributed to Chatswood becoming regarded as the cultural hub of Sydney’s north shore.
After the White Australia policy was abolished and renounced in the early 1970s, immigration grew — particularly from non-European countries, and markedly from China during the 1980-90s.
Now, according to the 2016 Australian census, the most popular languages spoken after English are Mandarin and Cantonese, and one-third of the population has Chinese roots.
Dave Lee is the FIRST Australian to speak out against the Chinese communist party’s influence in Australia, he is a left wing Australian asking for a ”Fair go” who is also concerned with the inequality arising in the west due to influence from the racist Chinese communist party.

Question 5

Source C

Answer 5

Secondary, written
Why important:
The influence of American societal trends on Australia’s commercial culture
The modernisation of old department stores and shift towards shops selling more contemporary goods
Popularisation of malls through department stores that anchored smaller, speciality stores

The opening of large retail complexes and shopping malls, Chatswood Chase (1983) and the Westfield Shopping Town (1986) heralded the development of Chatswood as one of Sydney’s major retail centres,
together with the shopping facilities provided in the 1988 Chatswood transport interchange, further enhanced the role of Chatswood as a regional retail centre.
The Willoughby District Historical Society (WDHS) was established in 1974 with the objective of ‘encouraging the study and appreciation of the history of Willoughby’.

Question 6

Source D

Answer 6

Primary, visual
Why important:
How stroads, a hybrid of streets and roads, shed light on smaller specialty businesses that were located on busier roads away from larger retail complexes
Impact of immigrant communities on Australian retail culture
Provides visual evidence of the presence and influence of Asian culture and businesses in Chatswood during the 1990s

The rapid rise in Asian immigrants from the 1980-90s led to a corresponding increase in specialist Asian shops in the Chatswood City Centre. In most instances there were small family-run businesses in ‘main-street’ premises, but since 1995 they have been complemented by larger businesses in the Asian-orientated Mandarin Centre, while food hall outlets in the main shopping malls are dominated by Asian cuisine ventures run by family enterprises.
A keen family historian, especially in the area of Australian history, Joan studied at the University of New England (Armidale) gaining a Diploma in Local and Applied History.
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