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Resource: South Sea Islanders in Australia
$9.00This resource explores the Islander people who arrived in Australia, especially Queensland, during the colonial period, and who were mostly sent back in the early 20th century.
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Resource: Spain in the ‘Age of Discovery’
$3.00The rivalry between England and Spain in the 15th to 18th centuries is fundamental to an understanding of how England came to establish colonies in other parts of the world, such as Australia. This resource explains how Spain followed Portugal in the voyages of exploration and their contribution to the conditions in Europe at the time.
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Resource: States and Territories of Australia
$6.00This resource, aimed at younger students, introduces the states and territories of Australia with maps and tables and gives the emblematic plants, animals and birds for each state or territory.
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Resource: Stolen Generations
$10.00‘Stolen Generations’ is a term used to describe the children who were removed from their families by government authorities in Australia. Most of these children were removed from Aboriginal families during the 19th and early 20th centuries. This resource examines the history of these removals with respect to missions, reserves and homes. The Apology of 2008 is also discussed.
This resource is designed to complement the Year 6 Australian History and Civics and Citizenship curricula.
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Resource: Stonehenge
$2.00Resource on Stonehenge, an ancient solar calendar in the UK.
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Resource: Sunda and Sahul
$2.00Resource on the Ice Age landmasses of Australasia and South-east Asia.
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Resource: Technology and the Environment
$4.00This resource tracks the use of technology by humans to manage the environment in Australia from the use of fire and other land management skills by Aboriginal people over thousands of years, to the drones and advanced technology of today.
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Resource: Technology of Early Agriculture
$2.00Resource on the Technology of Early Agriculture.
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Resource: Tenzing Norgay
$2.00Tenzing Norgay accompanied Edmund Hillary to the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. Born in the shadow of the mountain, and spending his life working with climbing expeditions, he worked his way up from porter to sirdar (head Sherpa) and was finally recognised as a full member of climbing expeditions. He was thus extremely well qualified to accompany Hillary on their successful attempt.
This resource examines his life and achievements and aligns with Year 3 and 6 Australian Curriculum History, Geography and HASS.
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Resource: The Colonial Impact on the Environment
$15.00This resource examines the impact on the Australian environment during the colonial period, especially with respect to horses, sheep, cattle, as well as dogs and cats.
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Resource: The Colony of New South Wales
$12.00This resource provides an overview of the history of the colony of New South Wales, from the arrival of the First Fleet to Federation.
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Resource: The Colony of Queensland
$11.00This resource provides an overview of the history of the colony of Queensland, from the establishment of the convict settlement in 1824 to Federation.
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Resource: The Colony of South Australia
$10.00This resource provides an overview of the history of the colony of South Australia, from its carefully planned beginnings in the 1830s to Federation.
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Resource: The Colony of Tasmania (Van Dieman’s Land)
$10.00This resource examines the history of the colony of Tasmania.
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Resource: The Colony of Victoria
$14.00This resource provides an overview of the history of the colony of Victoria.
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Resource: The Colony of Western Australia (Swan River Colony)
$9.00This resource provides an overview of the history of the colony of Western Australia, from the early explorations by the Dutch to Federation.
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