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Australian Agricultural Company

This is a resource about the Australian Agriculture Company, Australia's oldest company, from its establishment in 1824 to the 20th century. It includes details about the initial purpose of the company, the key figures and families involved, the important decisions and the development of Australia's agriculture industry. ...

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Gold – shaping our identity

This is a task-based resource for students to explore the social, economic, political and environmental impact of the gold rush in Australia in the 1850s. The resource includes videos, SMART notebooks, worksheets and links to further interactive resources. It includes support notes for teachers and/or supervisors in distance ...

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BTN: Eureka Stockade

The Battle of the Eureka Stockade was fought in Ballarat, Victoria between gold miners and Colonial forces in 1854. What were the miners rebelling against? Why is this event a significant point in Australia's history?

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Rural communities: community events

This is a website about rural life in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries; there is a particular focus on community activities that brought people together to socialise and as a boost for morale. It includes information about community events, social and recreational activities and key organisations and societies for ...

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Discovering past methods of food and fibre production

This is a teacher resource containing a sequence of activities for investigating the production of food and fibre in Australia’s past. It contains material to assist planning, implementing and assessing a study of past methods of food and fibre production in Australia including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples’ ...

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Journey’s end

This website focuses on Port Phillip Bay and tells stories about the perilous voyages of ships who entered the bay in the 19th and early 20th century. Students learn that the combination of the bay’s narrowness, rapid tidal currents, and an underwater reef made for dangerous travel. The resource contains a video and primary ...

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Outback House: Meet the participants

Imagine leaving your home to travel back to a time over 150 years ago, to live and work on an outback farm. Sixteen Australians take part in a reality TV show about life on Oxley Downs, a sheep station built to look and work as a real station would have in the 1860s. Meet some of the participants and find out what job they ...

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Outback House: Horse race

Imagine leaving your home to travel back to a time over 150 years ago, to live and work on an outback farm. Sixteen Australians take part in a reality TV show about life on Oxley Downs, a sheep station built to look and work as a real station would have in the 1860s. Join the fun and excitement as station residents hold ...

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Outback House: Working on the station

Imagine leaving your home to take part in a reality TV show about life on Oxley Downs, a sheep station built to look and work as a real station would have in the 1860s. Join the Allcourt children who did this, as they spend their first day of learning with the new governess. Discover how well the sheep wash, built by the ...

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Outback House: The evening meal

Imagine leaving your home to travel back to a time over 150 years ago, to live and work on an outback farm. Sixteen Australians take part in a reality TV show about life on Oxley Downs, a sheep station built to look and work as a real station would have in the 1860s. Join them as the cook prepares her first meal in the ...

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Four Corners: Sukarno's rise to power, 1966

What happens to the fate of individual countries following a world war? After the end of World War II, the Dutch abandon Indonesia, their former colony. This leaves room for a home-grown hero named Sukarno to return from exile and take the reins. The clip shows the swearing in of Sukarno and the flying of the flag of the ...

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My Place - Episode 23: 1788: Waruwi, The encounter

This 3-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series. It traces the fictional experiences of a young Aboriginal girl, Waruwi, in 1788 at the time of the arrival of the First Fleet on the eastern coast of Australia. This clip shows Waruwi as she encounters a cow for the first time and is unsure what to make of it. Downloadable ...

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My Place - Episode 22: 1798: Sam, Milking time

This 3-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series. The clip is set in 1798 and follows the fictional experiences of Sam, a boy of European background, who is working as a farm labourer. The clip shows the hardship of his living conditions but also something of his resilience. Downloadable learning activities include ...

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My Place - Episode 21: 1808: Sarah, Seashells

This 2-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series. The clip is set in 1808. It shows the interactions between a young white settler, Alice, and Sarah, who is a young servant girl working for Alice’s family. After watching the clip, students unpack what is understood by the term 'classless society' and which features ...

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My Place - Episode 16: 1858: Benjamin, Working together

This 3-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series and tracks the experiences of young boys Ben and Leck in 1858 in Australia. This clip shows the boys working together to repair a broken clock. They discuss a racist slur about Chinese people that Ben has heard from an adult. In this clip we see Ben and Leck working ...

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My Place - Episode 14: 1878: Henry, Henry's life

This 3-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series. It is about the experiences of young boys Henry and Franklin in 1788 in Australia. In the late 19th century, laws about when and how long children could work were very different to today; this video shows what that working experience might have been like. There is ...

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My Place - Episode 20: 1818: Charles, Fencing

This 3-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series and traces the fictional experiences of Charles, a young boy in 1818 in Australia. In this clip, Charles is building a fence on the farm when he encounters Liam, a convict who is on the run. There is an accompanying set of downloadable worksheets. One history-related ...

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My Place - Episode 17: 1848: Johanna, Torment

This 3-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series and tracks the fictional experiences of Johanna, a young girl in 1848 in Australia. There is an accompanying set of downloadable worksheets. One activity asks students to consider the concept of portraiture through history. Another activity invites students to research ...

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My Place - Episode 21: 1808: Sarah, Sarah's life

This 3-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series and is set in 1808. It traces the experiences of Sarah, who is a young servant girl working for a family out on a farm. Sarah is an assigned convict. Downloadable activities include having students find out more about the type of work that Sarah is expected to do each ...

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My Place - Episode 15: 1868: Minna, The legend of Bloody Mary

This 3-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series and tracks the experiences of young girls Minna and Adelaide in 1868 in Australia. In this clip, the children play the nineteenth century game 'Bloody Mary' and scare each other with stories about what she is like. Minna is offered some money for a dare. There is an ...