Golden age, 1946–1974 (Chapter 8) - A Concise History of Australia.
the first and best of the four ages of humankind; an era of peace and innocence that finally yielded to the silver age. (usually initial capital letters) a period in Latin literature, 70 b.c. to a.d. 14, in which Cicero, Catullus, Horace, Vergil, Ovid, and others wrote; the first phase of Classical Latin.
Golden Ages of Asia
In China, the golden age is defined by the rise of the imperial system during the Han Dynasty for several hundred years from about 300 BCE to 300 CE. Empire expansion occurred, and the idea of Confucianism was developed.
The so-called 'Golden Era' of Australian cricket occurred around the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. This was a period in which Australian cricket recovered from the disruption caused by World Series Cricket to create arguably the strongest Test team in history.
The second wave of post-war immigration arrived in the 1950s and 1960s, and consisted of those seeking employment and better living conditions. These included migrants from Italy, Greece, Malta, Croatia and Turkey. These programs were an enormous success.
Australia began accepting migrants from more than 30 European countries, including: the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Spain and West Germany. The largest national groups to arrive, after the British, were Italian and Greek.
At the end of World War Two, Australia's population stood at just over 7 million, with around 90% born in Australia . The migration program of the past 50 years has changed the population markedly - both the natural population increase and migration have combined to result in a population of around 18 million.
Today in 1992: India's Sachin Tendulkar reached his first Test century in Australia in the Sydney Test match - to become the youngest Test centurion on Australian soil at the age of 18 years 256 days.
Note: John Traicos debuted for Zimbabwe at the age of 45 years, 154 days, but had already played three Tests for South Africa 22 years prior. Note: The oldest debutant, James Southerton, was also the first Test cricketer to die (on 16 June 1880).
Jason Gillespie
Image Source: Caught at point. Jason Gillespie is from the Kamilaroi Nation and is the first Aboriginal man to play cricket for Australia. Born in 1975, he was a fast bowler known for his focus, aggression and physical stamina.
The “golden age” of Greece lasted for little more than a century but it laid the foundations of western civilization. The age began with the unlikely defeat of a vast Persian army by badly outnumbered Greeks and it ended with an inglorious and lengthy war between Athens and Sparta.
The 1950s are often called the Golden Age of America because there was a major upswing in the economy. Americans became more prosperous than ever, and enjoyed a great deal of material wealth.
Generally speaking, the golden years begin at age 65 and last until age 80 and beyond. However, some experts question whether “golden years” still belongs in our vocabulary because the time span and definition of retirement have changed over the past half-century.
Today, some see the 1980s as a Golden Age, a “Morning in America” when President Ronald Reagan, American conservatives, and baby boomer entrepreneurs revived America's economy, reoriented American politics, reformed American society, and restored Americans' faith in their country and in themselves.
Golden Age: 1710 to 1674 BC.
The 50's was an era called the Golden Age of Capitalism, a period of unprecedented economic growth that benefited both the capitalists and workers, as result of higher wages.
Longest Six in Cricket History T20, Test, and ODI. Shahid Afridi holds the record of hitting the longest six in cricket history. He hit a massive 153m six against South Africa's Ryan McLaren in 2013. Hitting exceptional sixes one after the other is not every cricketer's cup of tea.
Sachin Tendulkar (India) When talking about the world's No. 1 batsman, we cannot proceed without mentioning Sachin Tendulkar, one of the best cricket players in the entire cricket fraternity. In the cricket world, there is only one God of Cricket, and that is Sachin Tendulkar.
Australia's Charles Bannerman was the first cricketer to score a century on Test debut, in the first Test match.
Warne has scored the most Test runs without having scored a century; his top scores were 99 and 91. He also scored the third-most international Test ducks. Of players who have batted in more than 175 Test innings, Warne's proportion of dismissals by being bowled out is the lowest, at under seven per cent.
Far more Australians are descended from assisted immigrants than from convicts, the majority of Colonial Era settlers being British and Irish. About 20 percent of Australians are descendants of convicts. Most of the first Australian settlers came from London, the Midlands and the North of England, and Ireland.
Hundreds of thousands of convicts were transported from Britain and Ireland to Australia between 1787 and 1868. Today, it's estimated that 20% of the Australian population are descended from people originally transported as convicts, while around 2 million Britons have transported convict ancestry.
The country is now predicted to reach a population of 30 million in 2032-33, later than previously expected due to reduced immigration levels caused by the pandemic pause. The last intergenerational report, released by Josh Frydenberg in 2021, predicted Australia would hit the 30 million milestone in 2030-31.