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Source 7.79. Sample secondary source use in Essentials <strong>of</strong> history (Gray, 1988, p.<br />

78).<br />

The dissociation <strong>of</strong> Australia to Great Britain is marked in Crossroads: Asia and Australia in<br />

world affairs (Cowie, 1980) by Prime Minister Curtin’s statement that Australia would now<br />

rely on America for protection, not Great Britain, dismissing connections <strong>of</strong> loyalty (see<br />

Source 7.80).<br />

Source 7.80. Extract from the introduction <strong>of</strong> Chapter 14: Foreign policies 1941-60:<br />

‘Australia looks to America’ in Crossroads: Asia and Australia in world affairs<br />

(Cowie, 1980, p. 221).<br />

Here, the textbook clearly articulates the period during WWII as a defining moment in a shift<br />

from reliance or loyalty to Great Britain to reliance on the United States for military defence.<br />

This dissociation is illustrated starkly as part <strong>of</strong> a discussion in The modern world emerges <strong>of</strong><br />

the fall <strong>of</strong> Singapore to Japan on the Pacific frontier <strong>of</strong> WWII. The situation that occurred<br />

between Churchill, the Prime Minister <strong>of</strong> Great Britain and the Australian Prime Minister,<br />

John Curtin is regarded as a significant moment in Australia’s defence; especially Australia’s<br />

ability to make decisions that Great Britain did not agree with, in a way that had not<br />

happened previously. Contrast this, for example, with the case <strong>of</strong> New South Wales Premier<br />

Lang’s attempt to cease interest payments on the loan repayments to Great Britain and the<br />

ensuing furor that resulted in Lang’s sacking by the NSW governor. Represented as much<br />

through a struggle <strong>of</strong> personalities as allegiances between the nations, it is communicated to<br />

students from a perspective that supports Australia’s actions. This is presented as an aspect <strong>of</strong><br />

Australia’s relationship with Great Britain not portrayed in a positive light—but includes it as<br />

a learning opportunity nevertheless. The seriousness <strong>of</strong> the situation is from Chapter 16<br />

Australia at war 1939 to 1945, reading:<br />

Australia was shocked and frightened by the fall <strong>of</strong> Singapore. Curtin announced:<br />

The fall <strong>of</strong> Singapore opens the Battle for Australia...Protection <strong>of</strong> this country<br />

is no longer that <strong>of</strong> a contribution to a world at war, but the resistance to an<br />

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