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Abusive father ruining their children’s life is a problem in Australia 1960s, and isn’t very cared about. In contrast, a good and caring father gives their children hope and love, often leading them to a bright future.

Keywords:
Father
Dad
Caring
Son/Daughter
Abusive
Family

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Link: https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/child-abuse/24056

Child abuse includes any form of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse of a child. Child abuse is unacceptable and illegal because it can create long-term physical and psychological problems.
However, people started to take more care of this problem after realizing. Children legislation which prevents abusing from happening started in 1960s in the US, and spread to more places after time.

Citation: “Britannica School.” Eb.com, 2019, school.eb.com/levels/high/article/child-abuse/24056.

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A son killed his dad because his dad is abusive, mainly towards the son’s mom. Then, people agreed to his action, thought it was acceptable. From one perspective, we can learn that people see family abuse as a problem, which is good. However, what is bad, and what is the other perspective, is that people who are supposed to deal with it, like the police and the government, are not really helping solving the problems. They should have the responsibilities and duty to help the ones who are abused, but they encouraged to let family’s job to fight back upon the abusive one. However, it is very had for them to do, and isn’t how they are supposed to be treated. For example, in the book Jasper Jones, Laura died because of her abusive father. If people card about it before hand, she wouldn’t suicide.

Citation: “Father Shot: “Not Murder 1952 Unknown Author  https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23166120

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This source depicts an incident of domestic violence in Australia in 1954. What happened was the boy was trying to find something in the kitchen, and his drunk father suddenly came and beat him hardly, breaking his collarbone and bruising his face. This case shows that there is a definite and exact range of right of parental control, which is very important to determine and find instances of parents using violence on children.

Citation: Father Guilty Over Beating Unknown Author 1954 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/217751223

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This case described by the newspaper it's about a son killing his father who is abusive towards him. No matter analyzing from which and who's perspective, it is the father's fault. Not saying that shooting him is correct, but the son was, in a way, forced to kill his own father, because he have to protect himself from being abused. The son of course will be punished very hard for killing, but he was just protecting himself. If the father was caring, or at least not abusive, the son will have a much brighter future. Now the son is traumatized and helpless,     and no one will care him. This is how abusive parent will definitely ruined their children's life

Citation: 1951, SON SHOT FATHER, IS ACQUITTED, unknown author https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201515148

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In this film by Sam Peckinpah, two cowboys saved a girl from her abusive dad. This movie reflects the problem of abusive fathers at the time. The girl who is abused by her dad is helpless, meaning that people at that time Australia classify the problem of abusive parents as unsolvable without help from others. It also reflects the problem of the governments and the laws not being able to help the abused. in the film, only the two cowboys, while having no duty to help, are helping, versus the government which should have the responsibility to help them.

Citation: Warner Bros & Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & Richard Lyons & Sam Peckinpah Ride the high country [Widescreen]. , 1962. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/229562201

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“A measure of milky poison had caught hold and infected her, and now she was in trouble. She was rotten inside. Something worse than disease. And she had to leave. She didn’t know what else to do. She was afraid. And disgraced. Because she’d come out and said it, she finally pointed her finger, all too late, all too late. This was the night she stood up. It was in the letter. She swallowed her shame and she told her mother what had been happening, all this time, under her roof, what it had left her with, the trouble she was in.” (Silvey 340)

This paragraph from the text described Laura, who was a girl with a lot of potential, sexually abused and assaulted by her father. Eventually, she took her own life. Laura feel intense shame, guilt, and anger. Even if she had lived, she may have trouble trusting people, especially men, and will most likely have physical and emotional problems. So, Laura’s dad, who is extremely abusive, demolished Laura’s future with potential, and even killing her indirectly

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“She heard a crack and a yelp. She felt something through the floorboards. Something smashed against their shared wall, and rattled on the ground. And then the door slammed. Hard, loud as a gunshot. Eliza started. The house shook, do you understand? Flakes of plaster fell from the moulding around the light fitting on the ceiling, and were cast broadly by the sweeping blades of her fan. Like confetti. Like snow. Footsteps, marching.” (Silvey 332)

This quote from the book describe the third person view of what have happened to Laura. This quote can help us understand the disaster a abuse father can make. Not only he made one of his daughter suicide, but also made his other daughter be in great pain.

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Link: https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/parenting/605044

Parenting plays a critical role in the development and well-being of children. It helps children learn how to interact with their environment, how to form and maintain relationships, and how to cope with challenges and adversity. Parenting also has a significant impact on children’s cognitive and social development. For instance, research has shown that parenting styles that are more responsive to children’s needs and emotions are associated with higher levels of cognitive development and social competence in children.

Citation: “Britannica School.” School.eb.com, school.eb.com/levels/high/article/parenting/605044.

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This photo features a happy family going to the beach, and the son is enjoying it a lot. The parents are very caring, since they bring the son to play and have fun. Their facial expressions are very calm, meaning that they are having a good time. The parent’s love towards their son must have gave him this memorable moment in his life. From another perspective, the reason why the parents took this photo is because they want their son to feel better, since he could feel less sad after seeing this photo at bad times.

People - Family party at Corrimal - bikini clad mother, small son and young father. , 1969.

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This photo to features a son of a soldier holding flowers and saluting, show his respect to soldiers. The Anzac Day is an important anniversary day off the Australian army. It could be inferred that he is greatly positively influenced by his dad, who is also a soldier. It could also be inferred that he is very proud of his father, since he wears a lot of medals which belongs to his father.  The father is also very caring because he showed a good model for his son of what he wants his son to be like, which is inferred by the medals which he lend to his son

Soldier's son wearing his father's medals on Anzac Day, Brisbane, 1954. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, 1954. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/243556076?keyword=son%20fathers&l-australian=y&date.from=1950&date.to=1975

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First, the word ”dink” means to carry someone in the backseat of a bike or motorcycle. This photo features a young girl sitting with his father on a bike. The both looks calm and happy. The girl seems to be happy when her father goes out with her. This photo is probably been shot to let his daughter recall times when she was still a young girl and how she loved her dad, so that if she sees photos like these when years passes, she will have more hope and be less stressed for her future, because she will feel the encourage and support given by her father.

Father 'Dinking' his Daughter on Bike, Brunswick, 1949. Museums Victoria, 1949. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/247800955

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The old man in this photo is the girl's father, and both are highly skilled professional shooters. They are most likely training for an upcoming tournament as the title of this photo implies. The daughter and the father looks happy, meaning they're enjoying the training. The father in the photo is checking on his daughter, which shows the father’s care towards his daughter. The caring father is helping her daughter to reach her dream.

Immigration - Migrants in sport in Australia - Father and daughter from Street, Sommerset are crack shots. Steve Gilroy and daughter Kaye, 18 competing in the Queen's Prize CATEGORY: Photograph PRINCIPAL CREDIT: Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) FORMAT: b&w negative TYPE: cellulose acetate STATUS: preservation material. , 1970. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/231044180

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In this photo, a father is bringing his son to his company office. The kid seems to enjoy being here, probably because he likes seeing the plane models and listening to his father talking about his business. The father is very caring because he is letting his son learn about his business, setting an example for him. His father wishes to bring a hopeful future to his son, so he is a great father.

TITLE: Father and Son Model Plane Company - Mr E J Jorgensen and his son Daryl CATEGORY: photograph FORMAT: b&w negative TYPE: cellulose acetate STATUS: preservation material. , 1961.

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This photo shows a father bringing his son to watch him work in a farm. The father isn't letting his son to do any work, and instead, his son is just watching and accompanying him. This shows that a good father should be willing to work with his child by his side and teach him how to do the work so that he could work to earn money when he have to. The way how the caring father is making his son absorb life experience, learn about work, and to enjoy free time at the same time is helping his son a lot.

Unknown Neil Garrett with his son harvesting cane on the family farm, Bli Bli, November 1967. , 1967.

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“I’d heard Jasper Jones described as a half-caste, which I’d never really understood until I mentioned it one night at the dinner table. My father is a serene and reasonable man, but those words had him snapping his cutlery down and glaring at me through his thick blackrimmed glasses. He asked me if I understood what I’d just said. I didn’t. Then he softened and explained.” (Silvey 7)

It's important for dads to be involved in their children's lives and to teach them right from wrong, like Charlie’s dad, who teach Charlie to not say mean words he don’t know. Good parenting by fathers can have a positive impact on their children's lives. From another point of view, dad is being a role model for Charlie to learn, so Charlie could understand how that word should not be said,

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The 15 sources proves my thesis. The sources highlighted in red showed how abusive father could ruin their children’s life is a problem in Australia 1960s, and sources highlighted in green showed how a loving and caring father could let their children have hope.
The problem of abusive fathers is not focused enough at that setting. This could mainly be seen from the newspapers and other sources highlighted in red. The newspaper only uses short sentences to describe the main information briefly, and do not have background and result of the case. Another point worth noting is that the all the cases are very severe, featuring huge injuries and murdering, but there must have been less severe cases happening at the time. This means that people thought these cases are unimportant, so they aren't caring about the problem of abusive fathers.
The sources highlighted in green shows another type of father,  who are caring and loving. Most of them features a father with his child, either doing work or resting. The father spending time together with his kid is an act of care, and the time spent let the child to learn more, which results in the better performance for the children later on in the future.