History 7-10 / Year 9 / Knowledge and understanding / Making and transforming the Australian nation (1750-1914)

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continuities and changes and their effects on ways of life and living conditions, political and legal institutions, and cultural expression around the turn of the 20th century in Australian society (AC9HH9K05)

Elaborations
  • examining the living and working conditions in Australia around 1900 and making comparisons between different settings (for example, rural versus urban) using sources such as photographs, paintings, diaries and newspapers
  • examining the social and political impact of religious sectarianism between Catholics and Protestants in the formation of the Australian nation
  • identifying the main features of housing, sanitation, transport, education, agriculture and industry that influenced living and working conditions in Australia around 1900 and comparing them with early colonisation around 1800
  • explaining how laws made by the federal parliament, such as those resulting from the Harvester Judgement or the introduction of pensions, affected working conditions and standards of living
General capabilities
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural Understanding
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
ScOT terms

Modern history,  British history,  Industrialisation,  Transport networks,  Manufacturing processes,  Environmental impact,  Labour force,  Human impact,  Inventions

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