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• TLF-IDM020075

This panoramic view of Port Jackson shows the fledgling European settlement taking shape. Part of a set of 12, this print was drawn by convict artist John Eyre who was transported for breaking and entering. The intended clientele included local trading ships and members of the British military and naval forces. The series ...

• TLF-IDM025773

A visual arts activity for students using aerial perspective and abstract forms.

• TLF-IDM009346

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 ways in which houses in the 1840s reflected their owner's wealth and status. Another ...

• TLF-IDM009360

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 ...

• TLF-IDM009348

This 3-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series and tracks the fictional experiences of Davey, a young boy in 1838 in Australia. In this clip, we see Davey and his friend witness a bushranger on the run from some local soldiers, and they misdirect the soldiers to ensure his swift escape. This clip depicts Davey's ...

• TLF-IDM009347

This 3-minute film clip is from the ABC My Place series and tracks the fictional experiences of Davey, a young boy in 1838 in Australia. In this clip, we see the children attempting to crack a whip. The use of whips reflected an economy that was highly dependent on animal labour, such as herding cattle, and driving horses ...

• TLF-IDM009356

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 ...

• TLF-IDM009332

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 ...

• TLF-IDM019308

The Tiger Shark travels from the east to his country at the mouth of the Wearyan River on the Gulf coast of the Northern Territory. On his way he encounters the Rock Wallaby, who drives him from her country. The Rrumburriya clan of the Yanyuma people are the custodians of the Tiger Shark Dreaming. This story from the Yanyuwa ...

• TLF-IDM019307

The Wuyaliya and Mambaliya clans of the Yanyuwa people live on the Gulf Coast of the Northern Territory, in and around Borroloola. The Wuyaliya clan are custodians of the Chicken Hawk Dreaming, while the Crow Dreaming belongs to the Mambaliya. In this fast-moving animation, the Chicken Hawk and the Crow argue over water ...