History / Year 10 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding

• TLF-IDM019937

This is a rich collection of stories that focuses on the life experiences of two individuals, one of Greek heritage and one of Polish heritage, who immigrated and settled in Victoria post World War II. The resource explores how these people shared their cultural heritage and how this enriched Australian life at this time. ...

• TLF-IDM012679

This is a 26-page fact sheet that provides a comprehensive overview of migration to Australia from the first arrival of humans to 2006. It includes details about the major waves of international and internal migration, key events and policies, and individuals and groups that have made significant contributions to the development ...

• TLF-IDM018206

This is a unit of work about migration to Australia from 1945. It has a particular focus on how migration has shaped Australia as a nation over time. It has four teaching and learning sequences that explore: changes to Australia’s immigration policies including the dismantling of the White Australia Policy; reasons for ...

• TLF-IDM019355

The Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 led to the restriction of non-European migration, which became known as the White Australia Policy.

• TLF-IDM013838

This is a rich resource about the lives of Muslim people who came to Australia from Asia and Europe in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Developed by the National Archives of Australia, it consists of a historical essay by Hanifa Deen illustrated by a collection of archival documents and images. The resource has five tabs: ...

• TLF-IDM017787

What could possibly inspire a child born in war-torn Afghanistan to become the Young Australian of the Year? Akram Azimi, the 2013 Young Australian of the Year, describes members of his Afghan family and their influence on his life. This audio clip from Radio National's Conversations with Richard Fidler is the first in ...

• TLF-IDM017786

Discover how a family fleed Kabul, a city ripped apart by factional violence and chaos. Listen to Akram Azimi, the 2013 Young Australian of the Year, describe his family's flight from the capital city of Afghanistan. This audio clip from Radio National's Conversations with Richard Fidler is the third in a series of eight.

• TLF-IDM012814

This is a page on the NSW Migration Heritage website that contains the detailed biography of a Cambodian refugee. Through the use of historical timelines, a written memoir, personal photographs and recorded video interviews, Lina Tjoeng reveals her migration journey after she was displaced from Cambodia and subsequently ...

• TLF-IDM015443

How do people become refugees? From the late 1960s, the small Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia was dragged into a war that was not of its making. Many thousands of its people suffered terribly when their country was caught up in the Vietnam War. Watch as ABC reporter Andrew Swanton covers the flight of refugees into the ...

• TLF-IDM012817

This is a page on the NSW Migration Heritage website that details the story of Phiny Ung, a Cambodian refugee who came to Australia in 1980. Phiny's personal account is told through a written memoir, personal photographs and video interviews in which she describes the migration experience of a displaced Cambodian citizen ...