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Bound for South Australia 1836: systematic colonisation of South Australia, 1829-36

Learning objects Bound for South Australia 1836: systematic colonisation of South Australia, 1829-36

TLF ID M009427

This section of the website 'Bound for South Australia 1836' summarises the historical background to the decision to establish a settlement in South Australia. The text explains the roles of the South Australian Association, the South Australian Colonization Commission, the South Australian Company and the British Government in the decision. It outlines Edward Gibbon Wakefield's principles of systematic colonisation. A ship that carried some of the first emigrants is illustrated and there are links to a chronology of events and information about the people and organisations involved.

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Educational value
  • This is a useful resource for history teaching and learning. The summary of the historical background to the decision to found a British settlement in South Australia is particularly relevant for the content descriptions in years 5 and 9 about the reasons (economic, political and social) for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800 and the extension of settlement throughout Australia.
  • The resource could also be of use for the year 9 history elective depth study 'Progressive ideas and movements (1750-1918)', with particular reference to imperialism. Edward Gibbon Wakefield's theory of systematic colonisation, set out in his 'A letter from Sydney' and other publications, was widely regarded as progressive in its time. It was influential in shaping British policy on emigration, colonisation and land policy in existing colonies.
  • The text of the summary and the links provide students with a good starting point for a historical investigation about why there was constant conflict between the governor representing the British government and the South Australian Colonization Commission in the early years of settlement, and why the Commission was abolished in 1842 when the British Government took full control of South Australia as a Crown colony.
Year level

5; 6; 7; 8; 9

Topics Free settlers
Learning area
  • History

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Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: History Trust of South Australia
  • Organization: History Trust of South Australia
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: SA, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.history.sa.gov.au
  • Name: South Australian Department of Education and Children's Services
  • Organization: South Australian Department of Education and Children's Services
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: SA, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: Vic, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au
  • Name: South Australian Maritime Museum collection
  • Organization: South Australian Maritime Museum collection
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: South Australia, AUSTRALIA
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
Rights
  • Licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported licence (CC BY-NC 3.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Metadata: © Education Services Australia Limited 2011. You may copy, communicate and adapt this material for non-commercial educational purposes provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the material.