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Primary Australian history Foreword Primary Australian history is a series of seven books designed to provide students with an awareness of the chronology of major events in the history of Australia and the significance of these events in shaping the nation.

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• Primary Australian history Book A

• Primary Australian history Book B

• Primary Australian history Book C

• Primary Australian history Book D

• Primary Australian history Book E

• Primary Australian history Book F

• Primary Australian history Book G

Contents

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Titles in this series include:

Teachers notes.........................................................................................................................................iv – xv

How to use this book.............................................................................................................................. iv – v

Curriculum links........................................................................................................................................... vi

© R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• Useful Australian history resources............................................................................................................... vii Historical literacy skills.......................................................................................................................... viii – ix

Public holidays..............................................................................................................................................x Time line of major Australian and world events....................................................................................... xi – xiv

Australian Prime Ministers since Federation.................................................................................................. xv

The beginning..................................................... 2–5

A new nation................................................... 50–69

Adapting to the land....................................... 2–5

The struggle for Federation......................... 50–53

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European discovery........................................ 6–9

Early settlement.............................................. 10–29

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Observations of the First Fleet..................... 10–13 Where did all the convicts go?..................... 14–17

Post-Federation government....................... 54–57

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Maritime exploration.......................................... 6–9

World War I: The Fromelles fiasco................ 58–61

The crash of ’29......................................... 62–65 World War II: The New Guinea campaign...... 66–69

People and politics......................................... 70–85

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The Myall Creek massacre.......................... 18–21 Letters from the west.................................. 22–25 Governor Macquarie................................... 26–29

Discoveries..................................................... 30–41

Exploring the interior................................... 30–33 Gold mining towns...................................... 34–37 Natural resources....................................... 38–41 Progress......................................................... 42–49

The sugar cane industry............................. 42–45 The telegraph: Connecting Australia............. 46–49

Wartime prime ministers............................. 70–73

Escaping Africa.......................................... 74–77 The $50 banknote...................................... 78–81 Australian forces abroad............................. 82–85

Modern Australia.......................................... 86–101 The Snowy Mountains Scheme.................... 86–89

Doris Pilkington Garimara: Rabbit proof fence ...................................................... ...........90–93 Australia and the United Nations.................. 94–97 The republic debate.................................. 98–101

Quizzes....................................................... 102–116 Quiz questions....................................... 102–114 Quiz answers......................................... 115–116

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Teachers notes How to use this book The sections of this book incorporate an introduction to some of the major events to have influenced the course of Australian history. In the early levels, the activities are intended to form a basis for future learning about historical events. The events have been arranged, in part, to follow the chronology of events from the migration of the Australian Aboriginals to the modern day. Each section contains one or more main historical events. The sections are:

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• Maritime exploration

• Early settlement

• Discoveries

• Progress

• A new nation

• People and politics

• Modern Australia

Topics within the sections follow a similar four-page format of a teachers page followed by three (3) student pages. The three student pages may be about different individual aspects of an historical event or time or three connected activities associated with one historical event.

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• A series of quick multiple choice quizzes for each topic is provided on pages 102–116. All answers are supplied. • Curriculum links for Society and Environment and English are provided on page vi.

• A list of useful R.I.C. Publications resources for teacher support for each section of the book is printed on page vii. • An explanation of the five broad historical literacy skills is provided on page viii. • A list of public holidays relevant to Australia’s history and celebrated by each state is provided on page x. • For teacher reference a time line of major Australian and world events from 1788 to the present is on pages xi to xiv.

Teachers page

The teachers page contains the following information:

The title of the topic indicates the person or event in Australian history being discussed.

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The page number for the quiz questions relating to each topic is given.

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Worksheet information provides additional information to place the topic in context with events of the time. It also includes specific details about the use of the worksheet, if required.

Indicators state literacy outcomes for reading and comprehending the informational text and outcomes relating to cross-curricular activities on other student pages.

Answers are provided where necessary. Open-ended tasks require the teacher to check the answers.

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A time line is included to place events in chronological order and also to indicate similar or significant events occurring during the same time frame elsewhere in Australia or in the rest of the world.

Further exploration activities offer suggestions for developing the knowledge and understanding of the topic or for widening the scope of the knowledge by investigating similar people or events.

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Teachers notes How to use this book

Student pages The student pages follow the following format: • The first student page is an informational text, providing details and dates of key people and/or events and the significance of their role in Australian history.

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• The second student page includes a variety of comprehension activities to establish student understanding of the text.

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Use the text on page 3 to answer the questions. 1. List three cultural differences between Aboriginal groups in the desert and those in the coastal areas of Australia. • • • 2. Match these words with their meaning. (a) Sahul

• top layer of the ground containing grass, dirt and roots.

(b) roam

• a hardwood bush found in Australia.

• move around from place to place, often in search of food.

(d) mulga

• the large continent which combined Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania.

(e) turf

• an object used as decoration or to add beauty to something or someone.

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• The final student page is a cross-curricular activity designed to deepen understanding of the topic or to widen the scope of knowledge.

4. Describe how the environment affected the way different groups dressed.

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Aboriginal people produced some of the earliest art in the world. The earliest known example is in the form of rock engravings that may be more than 30 000 years old.

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• Informational text about the topic. 2.

• The title of the topic.

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• Comprehension activities to establish understanding.

Answers for these activities are provided on the teachers page. • Fact file: An interesting fact is included to extend knowledge. 3. • The title reflects the activity to be completed. • Fact file: An interesting fact is included to extend knowledge.

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Curriculum links

Society and Environment

TS3.1, TS3.2, TS3.3 RS3.5, RS3.6 WS3.9, WS3.13

CCS3.1, CCS3.2, CUS3.3, CUS3.4 SSS3.7, SSS3.8

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ENSL0401, ENSL0402, ENSL0404 ENRE0401, ENRE0404, ENWR0401, ENWR0402, ENWR0404

SOHI0401, SOHI0402

LS 4.1, LS 4.2, V 4.1, V 4.2 R 4.1, R 4.2, R 4.4 W 4.1, W 4.2, W 4.3, W 4.4

ICP 4.2, ICP 4.3, ICP 4.4 C 4.1, C 4.2 TCC 4.1, TCC 4.2, TCC 4.3 NSS 4.1, NSS 4.2, NSS 4.3

NSW

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TCC 4.1, TCC 4.2, TCC 4.3 SC 4.7, SC 4.8 SS 4.10

Qld

Refer to curriculum documents at <http://www.qsa.edu.au>.

TCC 4.3, TCC 4.4 CI 4.4 SRP 4.4

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Useful Australian history resources

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There are a number of R.I.C. Publications’ titles which may be used to extend knowledge and develop a deeper understanding of the history of Australia.

• Aboriginal studies — a three-book series

• Australian Aboriginal culture — a four-book series • Australian studies — a three-book series • Gold in Australia — a single book for upper primary • Anzac Day — a single book for use throughout the primary school • Australian special days — a three-book series

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• Primary Society and Environment — a seven-book series which includes a number of relevant Primary Australian history topics

• Change in the 20th century — a three-book series

• Australian explorers — a single book for upper primary

• Famous Australians — a three-book series for middle to upper primary

• Australian politics — a single book for upper primary

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• Successful Australians — a single book for upper primary • Australia on the map 1606–2006 — a two-book series for middle to upper primary

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• Current affairs — a single book for middle to upper primary

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• Australian identity — a single book for upper primary • Democracy – a single book for upper primary

State government websites are a valuable source for information about individual states. • http://www.nsw.gov.au/ • http://www.vic.gov.au/

• http://www.tas.gov.au/ • http://www.qld.gov.au/ • http://www.wa.gov.au/ • http://www.nt.gov.au/ • http://www.act.gov.au/ • http://www.sa.gov.au/

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Teachers notes

Historical literacy skills

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It is not possible for us to know exactly what life was like in a time or place of which we have no direct experience. But we can study evidence of past events and eras to reach some understanding of the past. The more sources we use and the deeper we question their content, the greater our understanding and the more balanced our opinions will be. It is important to bring the study of people and events of the past alive, kindling a genuine interest in history. This can be achieved by incorporating many learning areas into the investigation of an historical event.

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As events do not occur in isolation, it is necessary for students to appreciate the context as well as the content of an event. To achieve this, students need to develop historical literacy skills which will allow them to demonstrate the depth of their knowledge and understanding of an event. There are five broad areas of historical literacy skills: 1. Understanding chronology • To understand and use words and phrases linked to the passing of time.

• To appreciate that the past can be divided into different eras between which there are similarities and differences. • To describe how life today is different from that in any era of the past.

• To order events, people and eras chronologically, using dates and CE (Common Era) and BCE (Before Common Era) conventions.

2. Understanding continuity and change

• To demonstrate an awareness of people and events beyond living memory.

• To consider reasons why certain events occurred and how decisions made affected the outcome of events.

• To look at events from the viewpoints of all parties involved and consider why some people had more influence than others. • To compare and contrast characteristics of different eras. 3. Interpreting historical information • To recognise the difference between and the value and reliability of primary * and secondary * sources.

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• To understand the cause and effect of an event using a range of sources and studying it from different aspects.

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4. Understanding historical information

• To use literal, inferential and applied questioning techniques to learn about the past from a range of sources. 5. Organising and communicating information

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• To use a range of presentation techniques to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of people, events and eras of the past.

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The level at which each of these skills is practised deepens as students gain confidence and maturity. By studying the past in an effective way, they will recognise processes and be able to predict possible outcomes of similar events as they occur in the present time.

In studying the history of their own country, students will learn how events of the past have shaped the present and how actions taken today will affect life in the future. * Primary sources are usually original documents which contain first-hand information about a topic. Some primary sources are diaries, letters, autobiographies, interviews, original works of art or artefacts, photographs, and surveys. * Secondary sources are second-hand versions. They are edited primary sources or commentary on, or discussion about, primary sources. Some secondary sources are bibliographies, journal articles, reports, biographies, commentaries, newspaper and magazine articles. For the purposes of this series of books, fictional primary sources have been created.

‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ George Santayana 1863–1952 viii

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Teachers notes Organising and communicating information

Questioning historical information

Interpreting historical information

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Understanding continuity and change

Understanding chronology

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Public holidays

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All states and territories of Australia observe a number of special days each year, most of which are not public holidays. While many of the public holidays celebrated are also observed in other parts of the world, such as Christmas, Easter and the Queen’s Birthday holiday, a number of them celebrate events specific to Australian history.

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Some days are observed on the same date throughout Australia, while others vary among states and territories. Public holidays are listed below. • Australia Day — 26 January — national public holiday

This day commemorates the founding of the first British settlement at Sydney Cove in 1788, under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, by the First Fleet.

• Anzac Day — 25 April — national public holiday

This day commemorates the landing of the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli on this day in 1915, but also serves as a reminder of all who have fought or served in the defence forces for Australia. A holiday on this day is also observed in New Zealand, Tonga and Western Samoa.

• Labour Day — first Monday in October for NSW, SA and ACT; second Monday in March for Vic. and Tas.; first Monday in May for Qld; first Monday in March for WA—national public holiday

This day commemorates the eight-hour working day which was established in 1871.

• Canberra Day — third Monday in March — ACT only

This day celebrates the official naming of Canberra at a ceremony on 12 March 1913 by Lady Denman, wife of Lord Denman, the Governor-General at the time.

This day celebrates the day in 1836 when South Australia was proclaimed a province.

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• Foundation Day — first Monday in June — Western Australia only

This day celebrates the foundation of the Swan River Colony on 1 July 1829.

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• Proclamation Day — 28 December — South Australia only

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Time line

of major Australian and world events (>60 000 BCE – present day) The beginning – 1799

>60 000 BCE: Aboriginal Australians are thought to have arrived in Australia. 35 000 BCE: Aboriginal Australians are thought to have reached Tasmania.

1300: Marco Polo discusses the possibility of a great unexplored southern land.

1606: Luis Vaez de Torres sails through the Torres Strait.

1606: Willem Janszoon, sailing in Duyfken, makes the first European discovery of Australia.

1616: Dirk Hartog, a Dutch explorer, sails to Western Australia.

1622: Trial is shipwrecked off the coast of Western Australia.

1629: Batavia is shipwrecked off the coast of Western Australia.

1642: Abel Tasman makes the fist European discovery of Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania).

1688: William Dampier, English explorer, arrives on the west coast of Australia.

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1701–1714: War of the Spanish Succession occurs.

1708: First accurate map of China is drawn.

1712: First practical steam-powered piston engine is invented.

1713: Britain becomes the dominant force in North America.

1715: France takes control of Mauritius.

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1705: Edmund Halley predicts the return of a comet.

1716–1720: China invades Tibet.

1719: Daniel Defoe writes Robinson Crusoe.

1721: French and English East India companies compete for trade in India.

1722: The Dutch reach the Samoan Islands and Easter Island.

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1728: Danish explorer is the first European to cross the Bering Strait.

1739–1748: The War of Jenkins’ Ear is fought between Britain and Spain in the Caribbean. 1739: Highwayman Dick Turpin is hanged in Britain.

1747: British Royal Navy introduces lime rations to prevent scurvy.

1752: Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar.

1754–1763: The French and Indian War takes place in North America. 1755: Samuel Johnson’s dictionary is first published.

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1756–1763: The first global conflict, the Seven Years War, occurs.

1757: The sextant is invented by John Campbell.

1761: The marine chronometer is invented by John Harrison.

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1762–1796: Catherine the Great begins her reign as Empress of Russia.

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1765: James Watt develops the steam engine.

1766–1769: Frenchman Louis-Antoine de Bougainville circumnavigates the globe.

1769: Napoleon Bonaparte, later to become Emperor of France, is born.

1770: Captain James Cook lands on the more hospitable east coast of Australia and claims it for Britain.

1771: The first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica is published.

1775–1783: The American War of Independence occurs.

1779: James Cook is murdered in Hawaii.

1788: The First Fleet, under the command of Arthur Phillip, arrives at Sydney Cove and the NSW colony is founded.

1789: Mutineers on HMS Bounty cast William Bligh adrift in an open boat on the Pacific Ocean.

1789–1799: The French Revolution occurs.

1793: The first free settlers arrive in Australia.

1798: George Bass and Matthew Flinders circumnavigate Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania).

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of major Australian and world events (>60 000 BCE – present day) 1800–1899

1802: the first steamship, Charlotte Dundas, is built.

1804: The first steam rail locomotive is built.

1804: Hobart Town is established in Van Diemen’s Land (now known as Tasmania).

1812: Grimms’ fairy tales, by the German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, is published.

1813: Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth locate a path through the Blue Mountains.

1816: Shaka becomes leader of the Zulus.

1818: Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, is published.

1819: Thomas Stamford Raffles founds the British colony of Singapore.

1821: Napoleon Bonaparte dies on St Helena.

1822: Tea is cultivated in India, ending China’s monopoly.

1822: The Rosetta Stone is deciphered by Frenchman Jean Francois Champollion, the ‘Father of Egyptology’.

1823: The game of rugby is invented.

1824: ‘Australia’ is officially adopted as the name for the first colony.

1825: Van Diemen’s Land is proclaimed as a separate colony from New South Wales.

1829: Swan River Colony is founded.

1832: Swan River Colony is renamed Western Australia.

1833: Port Arthur opens as a penal settlement in Van Diemen’s Land.

1836: South Australia is proclaimed as a separate colony from New South Wales.

1837: Queen Victoria begins her reign.

1840: Treaty of Waitangi is signed in New Zealand.

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1845–1848: The Irish potato famine occurs.

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1853: Last convict transportation to Van Diemen’s Land.

1853: The railway and telegraph are introduced in India.

1854: The Eureka Rebellion occurs in Victoria.

1856: Van Diemen’s Land is renamed Tasmania.

1859: Queensland is proclaimed a separate colony from New South Wales.

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1861: Archer wins the first Melbourne Cup. 1862: France begins to colonise Vietnam.

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1865: Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s adventures in Wonderland is published.

1866: The Ku Klux Klan movement is begun in the USA.

1868: The last convicts are transported to Australia.

1873: Uluru (Ayers Rock) is sighted by Europeans for the first time.

1873: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the ‘Mounties’, are formed.

1876: Sioux and Cheyenne warriors defeat the American army in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

1880: Ned Kelly is hanged in Melbourne.

1883: The Federal Council of Australasia is formed.

1885: Gold is discovered in the Transvaal (Gauteng).

1887: The Raffles Hotel in Singapore is opened.

1889: Sir Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration.

1890: Massacre of Native Americans occurs at Wounded Knee.

1894: Rudyard Kipling’s The jungle book is published.

1899–1902: Boer War takes place in South Africa

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of major Australian and world events (>60 000 BCE – present day) 1900–1999

1929: 1932: 1932–1933: 1933:

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1901: Lord Hopetoun proclaims the Commonwealth of Australia. 1901: Queen Victoria dies. 1902: The Franchise Act gives non-Indigenous women throughout Australia the right to vote. 1903: Wilbur and Orville Wright make the first powered flight. 1905: British New Guinea is transferred to Australian administration. 1909: Canberra chosen as capital city of Australia. 1911: Northern Territory is transferred from South Australian control to the Commonwealth. 1912: Titanic sinks during her maiden voyage from Britain to the United States. 1914: The Panama Canal in Central America opens, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans for shipping. 1914–1918: Australian troops fight in World War I. 1915: ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli. 1917: Tsar Nicholas II and his family are assassinated in Russia. 1919: Amritsar Massacre takes place in India. 1920: Qantas is formed as an airline. 1920: Australia takes control of German New Guinea. 1923: Tutankhamen’s tomb is opened. 1923: Vegemite™ is first produced. 1927: The first Federal Parliament is held in Canberra.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is established in Australia. The Wall Street Crash takes place. Sydney Harbour Bridge opens. The ‘Bodyline’ cricket tour of Australia takes place. Western Australia passes a referendum for secession from the Federation of Australia, but it is rejected by the British Parliament. Australia Antarctic Territory is established. Australian troops fight in World War II. The Cold War between the USA and the USSR begins. The first all-Australian car is produced—the Holden (FX) 48-215. Australian troops fight in the Korean War. Mount Everest is climbed by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Melbourne hosts the Olympics. The Soviet Union launches the first artificial satellite, Sputnik. Australian troops fight in the Vietnam War (from 1965). Russian Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space. Apollo 11 space mission—Armstrong and Aldrin land on the moon. Neville Bonner becomes the first Aboriginal Australian federal Member of Parliament. The Sydney Opera House opens. The Khmer Rouge take control of government in Cambodia. Asian immigration into Australia increases. Australia wins the America’s Cup. Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster occurs. Bicentenary of European settlement in Australia. The new Parliament House opens in Canberra. Tiananmen Square Massacre occurs in Beijing. Nelson Mandela is freed from captivity in South Africa after 27 years. The Cold War officially ends with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Nelson Mandela is elected president of South Africa. Israeli Prime Minister, Yitznak Rabin, is assassinated. John Howard is elected Prime Minister. Diana, Princess of Wales, is killed in a car crash. Head of Yagan is returned to Australia. World population reaches six billion. A massive hailstorm hits Sydney, causing $1.7 billion in damage.

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1933: 1939–1945: 1946: 1948: 1950–1953: 1953: 1956: 1957: 1959–1975: 1961: 1969: 1971: 1973: 1975: 1981: 1983: 1986: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999:

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of major Australian and world events (>60 000 BCE – present day) 2000–2007

2000: John Howard’s Liberal government introduces the goods and services tax (GST).

Sydney hosts the Summer Olympics.

2001: Australia celebrates the centenary of Federation of Australia.

The World Trade Centre towers in New York City are destroyed by terrorists. 2001 Mars Odyssey reaches the orbit of Mars.

2002: The euro is officially launched as the new single currency for 12 of the European Union’s member states.

Terrorist bombings in Bali nightclubs kill 202 people.

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East Timor gains independence from Indonesia.

Brazil wins the Football World Cup for the fifth time.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) spreads around the world. 2002–2003: Athens hosts the Summer Olympics.

2003: US-led coalition force invades Iraq, beginning the Iraq War.

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Chinese space program launches its first manned space flight, Shenzhou 5 Almost 35 000 people in Europe die as a result of a prolonged heatwave.

Australia wins the Cricket World Cup. England wins the Rugby World Cup.

2004–2005: The Orange Revolution takes place in Ukraine.

2004: Australia and the USA sign a free trade agreement.

An Indian Ocean earthquake creates a tsunami which kills more than 260 000 people. The Madrid train terrorist attack claims the lives of 191 people and injures over 1000.

Hurricanes Charley, Francis, Ivan and Jeanne cause over 3000 deaths as they batter the Caribbean.

2005: Hurricane Katrina causes major destruction along the Gulf Coast of the US, killing almost 2000 people.

An earthquake in Kashmir claims the lives of almost 90 000 Indians and Pakistanis. The London transport terrorist attack claims the lives of 52 people and injures 700.

A terrorist attack in Delhi on the eve of the festival season kills 61 people and injures almost 200 more. In cricket, England wins the Ashes by defeating Australia. American Lance Armstrong wins the Tour de France for the seventh time. 2006: North Korea conducts its first nuclear weapons test.

Pluto is reclassified as a dwarf planet.

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Saddam Hussein is executed in Baghdad. Steve Irwin, the ‘crocodile hunter’, dies after being fatally pierced by a stingray barb.

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Italy wins the Football World Cup.

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2007: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is held in Sydney.

Buddhist monks in Burma protest against military rule in the country. Australia wins the Cricket World Cup.

South Africa wins the Rugby World Cup.

Kevin Rudd (ALP) elected Prime Minister.

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2008: Federal Parliament offers an official apology to the ‘stolen generations’ on behalf of the Australian Government.

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Australian Prime Ministers since Federation Prime Minister

Term and length of office

Political party

Sir Edmund Barton

01/01/1901 – 24/09/1903

2 years 9 months

Protectionist

Alfred Deakin

24/09/1903 – 27/04/1904

0 years 7 months

Protectionist

Chris Watson

27/04/1904 – 18/08/1904

0 years 4 months

Labor

Sir George Reid

18/08/1904 – 05/07/1905

0 years 11 months

Free Trade

Alfred Deakin

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Protectionist

13/11/1908 – 02/06/1909

0 years 7 months

Labor

02/06/1909 – 29/04/1910

0 years 11 months

Commonwealth Liberal

29/04/1910 – 24/06/1913

3 years 2 months

Labor

24/06/1913 – 17/09/1914

1 year 3 months

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Andrew Fisher

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Indicators • Reads a text and answers questions to show an understanding of the content. • Compares the ways Australian Aboriginals adapted to the environment to the ways modern people change the environment.

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First people travel to Torres Strait Islands. About 40 000 years BCE

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The last ice age allows people from South-East Asia to walk across land bridges and migrate to Australia.

• Isolation, climate, food and time allow living things in different environments to develop and be distinguished from one another. The environment is an especially powerful factor in the adaptation of living things. Indigenous human populations are no exception to the rule, and the wide range of environments on our continent had a strong influence on the development of the culture of Australia’s first people, the Australian Aboriginals.

About 2000 years BCE

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 102.

About 10 000 years BCE

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Temperature and sea levels rise causing flooding— land bridges disappear.

• A close connection with the land meant any changes in the environment had an impact on every aspect of life. As groups of Indigenous people spread across Australia, they encountered different climates, landscapes, animals and plants. They adapted their diet, tools and other aspects of culture accordingly. As such, cultural diversity was a firmly established feature of Australian life when Europeans arrived on the continent.

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1. Answers will vary but should include three of the following: Coastal groups used fishbones to tip weapons, desert groups used stones; coastal groups ate fish and made boats, desert groups didn’t; Dreaming stories were different due to the different landscapes and animals; ornaments were made from different materials.

Arab and Chinese people visit north of Australia and Torres Strait Islands for trade and fishing.

Torres Strait between New Guinea and Australia is discovered by Spanish explorer, Luiz Vaez de Torres. 1700s

(b) roam: move around from place to place, often in search of food.

Macassans trade canoes, spears and other goods for trepang (sea cucumbers) with Aboriginal Australians in Arnhem Land. 1879

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2. (a) Sahul: the large continent which combined Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania.

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4. The temperatures determined the type of clothing worn in groups. Desert groups wore little or no clothing. In the cooler areas people wore cloaks of sewn possum or kangaroo skin and in Tasmania people covered themselves in red ochre and animal fat.

Stone tools are discovered to have been used by Aboriginal people in Keilor, Victoria, which date back 40 000 years.

5. shelter 1: a more permanent dome-shaped shelter, made by groups living in cooler areas of Australia, with a wooden frame and a turf covering, to keep out the wet and the cold.

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The 43 000 to 62 000 year old skeleton of an Aboriginal male is discovered at Lake Mungo, NSW.

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• Research any current nomadic tribes that live a hunter-gatherer way of life (such as in Siberia, Africa and Malaysia). How do their cultures conflict with the conservation and protection policies of modern society? • Students can design and construct a shelter suitable for their local environment and made out of locally available plants (preferably fallen branches, sticks and leaves).

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he first people to live in Australia were hunter-gatherers from South-East Asia, who survived by learning about their environment, especially its plants and animals. As a result of depending on the land for survival, they developed a deep connection with it, and this connection in turn affected every part of their culture. Their tools, religion, art, music, language, the food they ate and the way they got it, were all affected by the land they lived in.

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When these people, the Aboriginal Australians, first arrived over 40 000 years ago, Australia was part of a giant landmass called Sahul. The north of Australia was probably very similar to the place they had come from. But as small family groups of Aboriginal Australians moved further south, they would have found the animals, plants and environments different and strange. They had to find out which plants were safe to eat, find ways to prepare foods, and change the way they hunted the new animals. Those who moved to desert areas had to find ways to get water, while the people who moved into the colder areas in the south had to find ways to keep warm. Over time, the different environments the groups of Aboriginals lived in changed their culture and the way they lived.

Those groups that moved towards the dry areas of Australia roamed over large areas to find enough food and water. Because it was hot they wore little or no clothing. They wore ornaments made from what was available, such as colourful seeds which the women wove into their hair. They developed new spear throwers to catch the desert animals, made boomerangs from heavy mulga wood for hunting big kangaroos and used stones to tip their weapons. They built temporary leaf shelters which gave them protection from the sun during the day and from the cold at night. During wet seasons they sometimes built huts with grass roofs. Their Dreaming stories tell of how the desert landforms, animals and plants were created.

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In the cooler areas in the south-east of Australia, Aboriginal people built much stronger dome-shaped shelters made with a wooden frame and a turf covering, to keep out the wet and the cold. These people wore cloaks of sewn possum skin and wore different personal ornaments from the desert groups. In Tasmania, where it was often cold and damp, people covered themselves in red ochre and animal fat as well as kangaroo skins to help keep warm. For groups in coastal areas the ocean influenced life and culture. Ornaments could be made from shells and pearls, fishbones were used to tip weapons, and fish traps, boats and fishing tools became part of their culture. Dreaming stories incorporated the sea life and landforms of the coast.

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The various environments around Australia also affected the development of different Aboriginal art forms. The availability of materials to make paints and objects to paint on differed across Australia, and so the art that was produced by different groups differed also. Caves and large rocks, where present, became the ‘canvas’ for paintings. In flatter, more arid regions, trees and bark were commonly used to paint on. Most Aboriginal groups used the same four colours: red and yellow from natural ochre, black from charcoal, and white from fine clay. The desert groups used much of the abundant ochre. Fruits and berries available in different areas were also used to create colours for art. The way they adapted to the land, animals and climate affected the art, religion, tools and clothing of the different groups, so that by the time Europeans arrived there were hundreds of Aboriginal groups across the Australian continent, each with very different cultures.

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• top layer of the ground containing grass, dirt and roots. • a hardwood bush found in Australia.

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• move around from place to place, often in search of food.

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• the large continent which combined Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania.

(e) turf

• an object used as decoration or to add beauty to something or someone.

3. How were the hunting tools of the desert and coastal groups different?

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Aboriginal people produced some of the earliest art in the world. The earliest known example is in the form of rock engravings that may be more than 30 000 years old.

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The environment is everything that surrounds us; the air, water, landforms, and the plants and animals. Australian Aboriginals thousands of years ago had to adapt to their environment, meaning they had to change the way they lived to survive when the environment changed. Instead of changing with the environment like the Australian Aboriginals, people over the past 200 years have changed the environment so they can survive and live ‘better’. Cutting down forests, fishing, making dams, farming, building factories, roads and cities are all ways people change the environment.

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Indicators • Reads a text and answers questions to show an understanding of the content. • Writes an imaginative text, describing the fate of George Bass, based on knowledge of the world in the 1800s.

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1606 Willem Janszoon in Duyfken sails from western New Guinea into the Gulf of Carpentaria, and makes a landfall in Queensland. 1616 Dirk Hartog lands on west coast of Australia.

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1622 Leeuwin is almost shipwrecked at the south-western extremity of Western Australia, now called Cape Leeuwin. 1642 Tasman is sent to discover the ‘Unknown Southland’. He sights the west coast of Tasmania and names the land Van Diemen’s Land. 1644 Tasman with three ships follows the south coast of New Guinea to the Australian north coast. He maps this area and makes observations on the land and its people.

• A large number of Europeans visited the Australian continent prior to English settlement. The first documented encounter came from Willem Janszoon, who explored the north coast. After settlement, much of Australia was still to be explored. Bass and Flinders were keen explorers who wasted little time after their arrival investigating the surrounds of the Port Jackson (Sydney) settlement. Together and separately they made important discoveries and kept maps and records that would be invaluable in the future.

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1618 Captain Lenaert Jacobszoon and Willem Janszoon in Mauritius sight the coast at North West Cape in Western Australia.

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Answers Page 8 1. They explored the coastline and rivers around Sydney.

2. (a) a sailing vessel carrying one mast, with one sail forward of the mast and the mainsail behind (b) a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, between two landmasses

1699 William Dampier lands on Hartog Island in Shark Bay. 1771 George Bass is born in Lincolnshire, England.

(d) a set of ideas or beliefs explaining or predicting facts or events (e) products and materials people buy and sell

3. He studied the currents, winds and tides in the areas he explored.

4. The boat was rather small.

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1774 Matthew Flinders is born in Lincolnshire, England.

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December 1797 Bass sets sail in a whaleboat to explore the southernmost point of Australia.

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• George Bass was a keen botanist, taking notes and sketches of fauna and flora on his travels. Students could sketch native plants as a form of recording.

1798 – 1799 Bass and Flinders circumnavigate Van Diemen’s Land in Norfolk.

• Use the Internet to find out the dimensions of Tom Thumb. Measure and mark this out in the classroom. Students could describe what it might have been like for the three explorers to travel in such a small boat.

May 1799 Bass sails back to England.

• Students could go to <http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/english/index. php3?subject=why> for a good description of the reasons people explore.

1800 Bass marries Elizabeth Waterhouse in London, England. 1801-1803 Matthew Flinders in Investigator circumnavigates Australia. 1803 Bass leaves Sydney on a voyage to Chile in South America and is never seen or heard from again.

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Later in the 1600s, first British contact with Australia was made when William Dampier landed at Shark Bay in Western Australia. The next significant British discoveries weren’t made until 1770, when the expedition of Endeavour under the command of Captain James Cook charted the east coast of Australia. Settlements began there in 1788, based on Cook’s reports, and in 1795, two keen explorers, Matthew Flinders and George Bass, met on board a ship to the new British colony.

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tides in this new area, and decided that there was indeed a strait. He kept sailing west, almost as far as the site of present-day Melbourne, but bad weather forced him back to Port Jackson.

Bass and Flinders together decided to find out for sure. They set sail in a sloop called Norfolk in 1798, determined to sail around Van Diemen’s Land. From Port Jackson Matthew Flinders they sailed along the northern coast of Van Diemen’s Soon after arriving in Sydney, Bass and Flinders, along Land, southwards along its west coast, then north again with William Martin, (Bass’s young servant), explored the up the east coast before returning to Port Jackson. coastline and rivers around Sydney in a boat less than By sailing around Van Diemen’s Land, they proved it was three metres long, which they named Tom Thumb. Bass indeed an island. Flinders later named the strait between explored the south coast further on his own, starting to the mainland and island ‘Bass Strait’ after George Bass. become interested in the possibility of Van Diemen’s The discovery of this strait meant that ships could save Land (Tasmania) being an island, and not connected to days when sailing to England, by sailing through the the mainland as people believed at the time. In December strait, rather than right around Tasmania as they had 1797, Bass made an eleven-week voyage in a whaleboat been doing. This was to be their last voyage together. to attempt to find out if a strait existed. Bass sailed from Sydney in 1803 on Venus, which was With a crew of eight men he explored the southernmost full of cargo, to travel to South America. However, he point of the mainland. He studied the currents, winds and failed to reach Chile and was never heard of again.

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Use the text on page 7 to answer the questions. 1. What did Bass and Flinders explore in Tom Thumb? 2. Write a definition for these words. Use a dictionary or the Internet if necessary. (a) sloop (b) strait (c) trade (e) goods

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3. What did Bass study to become certain there was a strait?

4. Why do you think Bass and Flinders called their boat Tom Thumb?

5. Describe Bass and Flinders’s trip around Tasmania.

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(d) Flinders met Bass on a ship to Australia.

7. Explain how discovering Van Diemen’s Land was an island changed travel to New South Wales in the 1800s.

8. Why do you think Bass and Flinders took a servant on their small boat?

George Bass came across a group of escaped convicts on an island during his voyage south in the whaleboat. He took the convicts to the mainland and gave them some supplies, but they never made it back to Sydney as they’d promised.

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After George Bass left Sydney aboard Venus in 1803, he was never seen or heard of again. Without the communication and satellite technology we have today, details of Bass’s journey and fate became a mystery that may never be solved.

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Research Bass’s plans for his last trip and the politics and societies of the exploring nations in the early 1800s (in particular the Spanish in South America). Write where you think Bass went and what might have happened him and his ship full of cargo. In particular look at the geography east of Australia to South America, smuggling, piracy, unexplored lands with hostile ‘natives’, and warring nations.

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Indicators • Reads and comprehends information about observations made by a member of the First Fleet. • Reads information about life on board a convict ship of the First Fleet.

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Time line 1750

• Writes a short diary extract which illustrates life on board a convict ship.

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23 August Arthur Bowes Smyth is born at Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex, England.

Smyth practises medicine at Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex, England.

• A copy of the journal of Arthur Bowes Smyth is at the Mitchell Library in Sydney.

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Smyth keeps a journal recording the voyage of the First Fleet and the first weeks in New South Wales. 13 May

The First Fleet departs from Portsmouth, England.

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The First Fleet arrives at the Canary Islands.

Smyth is appointed surgeon on Lady Penryhn then takes charge of the convicts when the convicts’ surgeon becomes ill at Tenerife. The First Fleet arrives at Rio de Janeiro.

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Arthur Bowes Smyth dies (soon after his return to England).

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1. England; 13 May 1787; establish the first penal colony in New South Wales; Captain Arthur Phillip; Port Jackson; 26 January 1788; celebrated as Australia Day 2. rolling ships, longest periods of time at sea without entering a port

3. Answers will vary but will include: other ships—Sirius, Alexander, Scarborough, Friendship; several natives; lofty trees; lots of vegetation; long, coarse grass; hollow trees; black sand; enormous black and red ants 4. (a) spears (b) sugar gliders (d) Aboriginal Australians (f) possums

5. the trees were not good for building, only for firewood; the soil was black sand and unsuitable for growing crops; the harbour at Port Jackson was better 6. Teacher check

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Smyth leaves Sydney to return to England via Lord Howe Island, Tahiti, China and St Helena.

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• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 103.

13 October The First Fleet arrives at Table Bay (now Cape Town).

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• The journal of Arthur Bowes Smyth is one of the official primary sources of information about the First Fleet. Others include journals of Ralph Clark [lieutenant of marines], David Collins [captain of marines and secretary to both Governor Phillip and the Deputy Judge Advocate of the community], William Bradley [First Lieutenant of HMS Sirius who surveyed Port Jackson and coastal waters, and illustrated his informative journal with many watercolour drawings] and James Scott [sergeant of marines].

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• Arthur Bowes Smyth was greatly interested in natural history. He collected specimens and made many drawings. It is possible that he was one of the first Europeans to ever see an emu. His drawing is the earliest recorded illustration of an emu. Some of his drawings include rare and even extinct birds from Lord Howe Island, including the white gallinule, the bell magpie or currawong, the Lord Howe Island pigeon, the booby, the Lord Howe Island rail or wood hen and an extinct species of parrakeet.

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he First Fleet sailed from England on 13 May 1787 to establish the first European penal colony in New South Wales. The fleet was led by Captain Arthur Phillip and arrived at Port Jackson on 26 January 1788 – the date now celebrated as Australia Day.

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Arthur Bowes Smyth was the surgeon who sailed on board Lady Penrhyn, one of the convict transport ships. During the voyage he kept a journal from 22 March 1787 until 12 August 1789.

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Meanwhile Phillip and his party are exploring A gentle breeze is blowing but even though we expected other more suitable it, no land was sighted this evening. The wind came up bays to the north. during the night and the ships rolled a great deal. Saturday 26 January 1788 Saturday 19 January 1788 This evening the fleet entered Port Jackson, the new site At last land was sighted at 7 am about 40 miles in the for settlement described by Phillip as ‘the finest harbour distance! After the long months of the voyage everyone in the world’. It has been named Sydney Cove in honour is overjoyed! It has been ten weeks since we left the of Lord Sydney, the British Home Secretary. Cape of Good Hope. This has been the longest part of the voyage at sea without entering any port. Tuesday 5 February 1788

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As I wandered the woods in search of insects and other natural curiosities, I observed great numbers of We arrived at Botany Bay and were pleased to see four kangaroos but it is hard to get near them as they seem to of the other ships – Sirius, Alexander, Scarborough, be very shy creatures. There are many cabbage trees but Friendship – already there. Through a glass, we spied no visible fruit. There are some springs of fresh water but several natives running among the trees. few streams as they have dried up in summer. This evening we put to shore. At first the spot looked fertile Sunday 20 April 1789 with many lofty trees and lots of vegetation between. However, on closer inspection, the grass was found to be Today I leave Sydney Cove to return to England via Lord long and coarse, the trees hollow and the wood only good Howe Island. I hope to make many more drawings of rare for burning as fuel. The soil is black sand, unsuitable for birds. growing crops. There were also many enormous black The many animals I observed include kangaroos, large and red ants. lizards, dogs, racoons, flying squirrels, very large snakes, Monday 21 January 1788 a new species of bird as large and high as an ostrich, many species of cockatoos, parrots, lorrikeets, eagles, hawks, Several of us went ashore this morning. We were wild fowl, duck and many small birds with handsome approached by seven or eight natives who presented us plumage but none which sang. We also observed many with long lances, which had the bone of a stingray at one different species of ants, flies and mosquitoes. end and a piece of oyster shell at the other. I persuaded one of the natives to exchange his heavy bludgeon for a It pleases me to note that I again make this return voyage looking glass. in Lady Penrhyn.

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3. List four things observed during the first day at Botany Bay.

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5. Explain why Captain Arthur Phillip decided to relocate the new penal settlement to Port Jackson.

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6. In your opinion, what significant contribution did the journal entries of Arthur Bowes Smyth make to our knowledge of life on the journey of the First Fleet and the first few weeks of settlement?

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On board the ships of the First Fleet, the convicts were kept below decks on the prison deck. They were often confined behind bars or restrained by chains as well. The conditions on the prison deck were cramped and hammocks were used for sleeping. Whenever the ships put in to port, fresh supplies of water and vegetables were obtained and distributed to the crew, soldiers and convicts as Captain Phillip believed that proper nourishment enabled everyone to withstand any type of sickness which usually resulted from long sea voyages. Despite the precautions, diseases such as dysentery and scurvy were still common.

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The journey from England to New South Wales lasted for almost nine months. During that time the members of the First Fleet had to deal with long periods of hot, humid conditions below decks in areas near the Equator and heavy rains and storms in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Convicts were allowed on deck for fresh air and exercise, so many convicts of the First Fleet arrived in reasonably good condition. A surgeon was also assigned to look after their welfare.

1. Write a short diary extract for a convict on board one of the ships of the First Fleet which includes information about the conditions.

2. Use the box provided to illustrate your diary extract appropriately. Your illustration may include information which you were unable to include in your written information.

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Where did all the convicts go? Early settlement

Indicators • Reads and comprehends information about the lives of specific convicts after transportation to Australia. • Reads information about, and writes both sides of, a civil lawsuit.

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British convicts transported to American colonies. 1775–1783 1786

Decision to send a party of convicts, military and civilian personnel to Botany Bay. 1788

26 January First Fleet arrives at Port Jackson. 1790

Second fleet of convicts arrives. 1791

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American War of Independence.

their ancestors came to Australia as convicts — criminals essentially. Now, having a convict ancestor is generally a source of great pride. • The Sydney Loyal Association was a volunteer company formed to counteract the threat of convict insurgence. • The military force in the early settlement from 1792-1810 was nicknamed the ‘Rum Corps’ because its members traded in spirits (mainly rum). From 1806, the Governor of NSW was William Bligh, who felt that the officers were acting in their own interests and discriminating against small, non-military farmers. As a result, there were many clashes with the Governor over a number of issues. On 26 January 1808, the troops, led by Lt-Col. George Johnston, arrested Bligh and took control. The Rum Rebellion was Australia’s only military coup. The NSW Corps remained in control until 1810 when the British government sent Governor Macquarie with his own regiment and disbanded the NSW Corps. • Further information about Henry Kable may be found at < http://www. henrykable.com/ >. • Quiz questions relating to this section may be found on page 103.

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First free settlers arrive in New South Wales. 1824

Moreton Bay penal settlement opens (Brisbane).

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Western Australia receives first convicts. 1853

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• Find out about the lives of other notable convicts, including Mary Reibey, James Ruse and William Redfern. • Find out what convict love tokens were, then plan, design and make one.

Last convicts arrive in eastern Australia (Tasmania). 1856 Van Diemen’s Land renamed Tasmania. 1868

Last convicts are transported to Western Australia on Hougoumont. 1877 Port Arthur prison closed.

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Where did all the convicts go? – 1

any convicts were transported to Australia for petty crimes such as stealing food. Others rebelled against the government because they felt that they and others were being treated unfairly. Whatever the reason for their sentence of transportation, there is no doubt that the convicts were responsible for establishing a new country — no easy task in such terrible conditions!

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Read about what happened to some convicts after they reached the new penal colony or after they had finished their term of punishment.

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James Bloodsworth was appointed master bricklayer when he arrived as a convict because he already had skills in that area. There were no architects so he was given responsibility for all design and building. He is credited with building the first Government House and the storehouse at King’s Wharf at Sydney Cove. He was pardoned in 1790 and appointed superintendent of all the brickmakers and bricklayers. In 1802, he became a sergeant in the Sydney Loyal Association and farmed his land grant of fifty acres (20 ha) which he later increased to 245 acres (100 ha). He died from pneumonia, almost penniless, in 1804, but because he was held in such high esteem, Governor Philip Gidley King ordered that he be given a ‘state’ funeral James Squire was transported for stealing a rooster with military honours. and two hens. During his time as a convict, he began John Baughan was transported for seven years on brewing beer, which he sold. He served his sentence Friendship for stealing five blankets. In 1793, he took and was granted 30 acres (12 hectares) of land at on the task of building a mill worked by nine men, Emu Plains. James Squire successfully cultivated which performed very successfully. His design soon the first Australian hops (used in beer) in 1806. replaced the existing one. He was granted a small After the Rum Rebellion in 1808, James became a land lease where he built a cottage. He constructed baker, supplied meat for the colony and worked in many mills which worked efficiently and many ‘neat banking. He became a resident district constable dwellings’. Until he died in 1797, he was the foremen despite having been a convict. Then he opened a of the carpenters in Sydney. tavern on the Parramatta River on the busy Sydney to Parramatta Road and was officially granted a licence Henry Kable/Cable/Cabell was to sell liquor. He died on 16 May 1822, aged 67. His transported for seven years for horse grandson, James Farnell, became the first Australian theft. He became a night watchman Premier of New South Wales. in 1791 and was granted 30 acres (12 ha). He operated a tavern and Elizabeth Thackery was transported for became chief constable in 1799. seven years for stealing five handkerchiefs Then he built ships which he used for when she was 20. She is thought to be the trading in sealskins. Later, he joined first white woman to set foot on Australia. the rum trade and also dealt in iron, She married Samuel King in Tasmania and timber and other goods. He opposed made her home in the Derwent Valley until Governor Bligh in the Rum Rebellion she died in 1856, aged 93. and died in 1846 at Windsor, Sydney.

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Mary Bryant was convicted of stealing a cloak and transported on Charlotte when she was 21. When people were dying from lack of food, Mary, her husband, William, their two small children, and several others escaped to Timor Island. Eventually they were imprisoned and sent to jail in Batavia. William and one of the children died there and her daughter, Charlotte, died while they were being transported back to England. Mary was sent to Newgate Prison to await trial. Her story became so well known that she was soon a celebrity and was eventually pardoned and released. She went back to live with her family in Cornwall.

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Use the text on page 15 to complete the following. 1. Complete the table of information about the convicts mentioned. Crime

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2. What length of time of transportation appears to be one of the most common sentences given?

3. What appears to be the most common reward after completing a sentence?

4. In your own words, explain why this may be a good idea for the new settlement. Tickets-of-leave were normally granted to well-behaved convicts after a portion of their sentence was served. The principal superintendent granted tickets-of-leave and these would exempt convicts from public labour or even allow them to work for themselves. 16

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Henry Kable/Cable was transported to New South Wales on the convict transport Friendship. In 1788, he married another convict named Susannah Holmes, who was from his village back in England. Before the couple left England, some sympathetic people donated a parcel of goods, which included clothing, books and other articles worth about twenty pounds (or about forty dollars) to be given to them when they arrived in New South Wales.

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During the voyage, however, the parcel was taken. Henry successfully sued the ship’s captain, Duncan Sinclair, and won damages of fifteen pounds, which he used to start a business. This was a very unusual situation, as convicts who had been sentenced to death could not hold property, give evidence or sue. This was one of the first instances in the new colony where the law was applied fairly. For each person, write arguments to support his side of the lawsuit.

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Time line 1788

• Reads text and answers questions about the Myall Creek massacre. • Writes a recount about a conflict between British settlers and the Aboriginal people.

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British settlement in Australia.

The first conflict between the First Fleet and Aboriginal Australians occurs at Rushcutters Bay. Arabanoo is the first Aboriginal to be captured by the British.

Outbreak of smallpox decimates Aboriginal population in Port Jackson area. Governor Phillip orders the capture of Bennelong and Colebee. 1790

Pemulwuy attacks Governor Phillip’s gamekeeper, resulting in the first punitive expedition. 1800

• On page 21, the students are asked to write a recount about a conflict using the suggestions given or others they may find. Further suggestions could include recounts about what happened to people and events listed in the time line, such as Yagan in the Swan River Colony in Western Australia, Pemulwuy or Bennelong in New South Wales or the Aboriginal groups Governor Phillip encountered. • Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 104.

The ‘Black Wars’ begin, a period of resistance to white settlement.

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Homesteads on the edge of Sydney are attacked by Aboriginal people. Governor Macquarie orders Captain James Wallis to find and arrest the perpetrators. The soldiers attack a camp at Appin and 14 Aboriginal people are killed.

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2. It was the first time white people were punished for crimes against the Aboriginal people. 3. They were seeking revenge for cattle losses by Aboriginal people.

4. Possible answers: premeditated attack/still attacked even though they knew this group was innocent/waited until only the young and defenceless were left/tied up and dragged 28 into the bush/brutally slaughtered all 28/burnt bodies 5. (a) allowed the group on the property and reported the matter to the authorities (b) ordered an investigation to the site of the killings which led to the arrest of 11 of the men (c) found the 11 men not guilty (d) found seven men guilty, which led them to be hanged

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At Vinegar Hill, between 60 and 70 Aboriginal people are killed by mounted police.

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The ‘Faithful Massacre’ occurs.

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Myall Creek massacre.

Seven perpetrators of the massacre are found guilty and hanged.

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1. Answers should indicate that the majority of British settlers thought the Aboriginal Australians were uncivilised as they didn’t cultivate land etc. This meant they had no right to the land. The British claimed it for themselves, which led to physical violence as the Aboriginals tried to fight for their rights. Aboriginal people were caught and punished but not the British.

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• Early governors from Britain had been instructed to develop positive relationships with the Aboriginal people and defend and protect themselves when necessary. Some governors followed these instructions and others did not. The majority of the new settlers thought the Aboriginals an inferior race who had no rights to the land they had occupied for tens of thousands of years. Some even went as far as poisoning their food or shooting them. The Aboriginal people were forced off their land by the new settlers. Introduced sheep, cattle, rabbits, horses and deer polluted waterholes and destroyed many traditional food sources. The new settlers also brought diseases to which the Aboriginal people had no immunity. Many of them became ill and died. They began to retaliate by attacking the ‘invaders’, burning their farms and spearing their cattle.

6. Answer should infer that most people had the attitude that the ‘blacks’ were inferior and no matter what a white did, he should not be punished for what he did to a black. 7. Teacher check

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• Write a recount of the incident they chose on page 21 from an Aboriginal Australian’s point of view. • Discuss how attitudes like those of many of the early settlers were due to misunderstandings and intolerance of different cultures and what we can learn from the past.

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Aboriginal Australian people have a very strong bond with the land. Their very culture is based on living in harmony and respecting the environment. Their life began to change with the arrival of the British colonists, who mostly thought the Aboriginal people were ‘uncivilised’ as they did not cultivate land, build fences, develop farms or live in permanent houses as the colonists did. This meant to the colonists that the Aboriginal people had no right to the land they had occupied for tens of thousands of years, so they claimed it for themselves. This practice soon led to physical violence between the groups, as the Aboriginal people began to fight for what was rightfully theirs.

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The story of the Myall Creek massacre is horrific. However, it was the first such event where white people were punished for crimes against the Aboriginal people. Henry Dangar owned a property at Myall Creek, NSW. His station manager, William Hobbs, had allowed a group of friendly Aboriginals, who were relatives of Aboriginals working on the property, to camp there.

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The fighting was unfair as spears were no match for the British muskets and other weapons. Killings occurred on both sides, but it was the Aboriginal people who were caught and punished for such acts. It was rare for a colonist to even be questioned about violence against the Aboriginal people, who were often treated with total disregard.

© R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons On 10 June 1838, a group ofe 12v armed stockmen (the • f o rr i e wp ur posesonl y• leader, John Fleming, was a free settler, the others were ex-convict settlers) made their way towards the property. They were seeking revenge for cattle losses by Aboriginal people. Although they knew the group on Dangar’s property was not responsible, their aim was to make this group pay for it. The stockmen waited until the young Aboriginal men in the group had gone away to assist the station manager with bark cutting. This mostly left the older men, women and children. The stockmen tied 28 of them to a long rope and dragged them into the bush. There, all of them were brutally killed. Later, their bodies were burned.

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of many white settlers. This was the first time any white man had been charged with the murder of an Aboriginal person after years of similar killings. After a short deliberation, the jury found all 11 men not guilty. However, a retrial was sought and, at the second trial, seven of the men were found guilty and hanged. This caused a huge outcry. A statement by one juror from the first trial to a Sydney newspaper sums up the attitude of many at the time: ‘I knew the men were guilty but I would never see a white man hanged for When the station manager returned a few days later killing a black’. and discovered the remains, he decided to report the matter to the authorities. Eventually, it came before The Myall Creek massacre is only one of many killings the Governor of New South Wales, George Gipps. He during early settlement. Most were not known or ordered a group of mounted police to investigate the talked about. Today, there is a monument overlooking site of the killings. They found enough evidence in the the site of the massacre. It consists of a granite rock skeletal remains to prove 28 Aboriginal people had and plaque with a walking trail telling parts of the been killed. Eleven of the 12 stockmen were arrested story. A memorial service is held on 10 June each (Fleming was not) and sent to trial, against the wishes year.

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Answer the questions about the text on page 19. 1. Describe the relationship between the British and the Aboriginal Australians in the early 19th century.

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There were many conflicts resulting in violence and death between the Aboriginal people and the British settlers. These include The Black Line in Tasmania, the Battle of Pinjarra in Western Australia, the Wiradjuri Wars around the Murrumbidgee River and the treatment of Aboriginals during the gold rushes.

Research one of these conflicts or another you find in your research. Use the framework below to make notes and use them to write a recount or report. Title:

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Indicators • Reads text and answers questions to demonstrate an understanding of its content. • Conducts Internet research to find information about the settlement of Albany, Western Australia.

Time line Prior to European settlement

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The area surrounding the Swan River is occupied by the indigenous Nyungar people. 1791

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French explorer Bruni d’Entrecasteaux reaches Cape Leeuwin and explores eastwards along the southern coastline. 1801

Matthew Flinders enters King George Sound and charts the rest of the southern coastline. 1827

• In the south-east the soil was more fertile and better suited for agriculture; however, the land had to be cleared of dense forest before farming could occur.

• For students having difficulty locating information for the Internet search activity on page 25, try these websites: http://www.albanytourist.com.au/pages.asp?code=20 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_Western_Australia

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Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain.

James Stirling names the new colony on the west of Australia, Perth. 1830

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Robert Dale crosses the Darling Range, finding rich farming land in the Avon Valley. 1831 – 1837

European population in Perth only increases from 1875 to 2032 due to poor farming land.

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Albany is officially named by Governor James Stirling. 1839

• The text on page 23 comprises two fictional letters. A letter is a primary source of information, revealing valuable details about the time in history it was written. Much information can be gathered by reading letters from the past. Georgiana Molloy’s letters to friends describing her life in Western Australia have been collated into a number of resources, including the book The Letters of Georgiana Molloy, by WG Pickering.

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• It took a number of years before the original settlers of Perth concluded that the soil surrounding the Swan River was too sandy for growing crops. Some survived by grazing cattle and sheep on their land or by trading in the natural resources of the area, such as whale oil and minerals. About half of the first settlers (about 2000 people) left the colony and headed east. It was reported in British newspapers that the colony was a failure. With mostly inexperienced men attempting to clear bush land and timber, farm poor soils and build homes, the colony struggled to sustain itself. Floods and droughts were also common in the area. The British sent convict labour to Perth in the 1850s and bridges, roads and buildings were constructed. The colony began then to slowly grow and prosper.

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Commander George Vancouver takes possession of New Holland for the British crown at the site which is to become Albany, WA.

• Note: Lady Ellen Stirling was the wife of Sir James Stirling, the first Governor of the colony of Perth. The Stirling family never lived in elegant homes in the colony but lived in tents and then wooden houses similar to those of the other colonists.

3. Studying the local plants and collecting and recording specimens and seeds. 4. Answers will vary. Possible answer: To continue British traditions from home.

James Stirling departs Fremantle to return to England with his wife Ellen, and children.

5. No. Both letters state the colonists are having difficulties growing crops and sustaining the colony.

1843

6. Husband away; New environment; Living in tents; Unknown if settlement will be a success; Food running out; Only two other families in area etc.

Georgiana Molloy dies at the age of 37 after giving birth to her seventh child. 1848 Californian goldrush begins. 1850 – 1868

In total, 9700 male convicts are sent to Western Australia, working on building bridges, buildings and roads.

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1900 The first mail steamers call in at Fremantle.

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ead the fictional letters from Lady Ellen Stirling and Georgiana Molloy. Both women were among the first British settlers to Western Australia.

August 1829

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Dear Evelyn We have safely crossed the globe on Parmelia and have arrived at our destination, the Swan River. Travelling such a lengthy journey with our little Andrew was demanding, but a greater challenge was to come as our second child, Frederick Henry, was welcomed to the world during the journey. When we arrived at the mouth of the Swan River I was quite overwhelmed by the vast unexplored wilderness in our sights, and also with the knowledge that we shall be the first people to settle here. We travelled further upriver and have chosen a site which James proclaimed as the new British colony called Perth. Occasionally we spot natives in the distance. On James’s prior visit in ‘27, he met with a group and offered them gifts. Fortunately, he found them to be quite peaceloving. There have been some difficulties with growing and catching enough food for us all. It seems the soil is not as favourable as we hoped, forcing James to purchase supplies from Van Diemen’s Land. We have been living in a makeshift shelter while our home is being built. I must say it is challenging to continue the standard of living we are accustomed to in these conditions, although we do still dress for dinner (even in oppressive heat) and I have organised a number of musical evenings and picnics for our entertainment. I hope this letter reaches you swiftly and finds you well.

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Dear Mother and Father just six weeks. Very few John and I arrived at Swan River in August but chose to depart after themselves. With two crops are growing and it appears the colonists are struggling to feed have erected our tents at other families and servants we travelled south about 200 miles* and us. the mouth of the Blackwood River, where a spectacular forest surrounds by the servants to At first we thought the tress to be a blessing as the timber is being used to farm it may be an build our home. However, we are now realising that clearing the land hunger is looming. impossible task. Our food supplies are diminishing quickly and I fear his time and requires John has been appointed resident magistrate of this area, which fills studying the local him to travel to Perth for meetings regularly. I have been keeping busy rt in the beauty of the wild plants and collecting and recording specimens and seeds. I find comfo flowers which grow here. and flourishing. I hope this letter finds you I pray I shall report in future letters to you that the farm is established well. * about 320 km

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(b) To reach the mouth of the Blackwood River, the Molloys travelled

(d) The Molloy family were waiting for their new home to be built by the

(e) The lady who organised entertainment for the new colony was

(f) The first British settlers to the Swan River arrived in 1829 on board

(g) The man who proclaimed the Swan River colony to be Perth was

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2. Give reasons why Georgiana believed the forest to be a: (a) blessing (b) problem

3. How did Georgiana fill her time while her husband was away in Perth?

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1. Use an Internet search engine such as ‘www.google.com.au’ to find information about the settlement of the southern Western Australian town of Albany. 2. Write key points in each of the boxes below.

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Albany is 409 km from Perth by road and 389 km by air. It is Western Australia’s most southerly town and its oldest settlement (1826).

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Indicators • Reads text and answers questions to demonstrate an understanding of its content.

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• Expresses opinions of a variety of people living in the colony of New South Wales during Macquarie’s rule, regarding his policies about ex-convicts.

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Lachlan Macquarie is born in Scotland. 1776 1801

Macquarie is sent with the army to Egypt to defeat Napoleon. 1809

Macquarie is appointed Governor of New South Wales. Macquarie and his wife arrive at Port Jackson on 28 December.

• Historians continue to debate if Macquarie was a ‘great man’, although many do believe he was a true humanitarian. Some of his ideas and policies regarding the Aboriginal inhabitants of New South Wales do contradict this unfortunately. Many continue to see Macquarie as the man who single-handedly changed New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land for the better and improved Sydney’s infrastructure immensely. Some historians consider Macquarie to be the founder our nations identity of giving the ‘battler’ a fair go.

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Macquarie joins the British Army as a volunteer.

• Prior to completing the activity on page 29, inform the students that many free settlers (pasturalists) objected to Macquarie’s policies regarding convicts as they wished to own large amounts of land and use the ex-convicts as cheap labour. Without the cheap labour available, many were unable to do so.

• The text on page 27 is a report. A report is a secondary source. Primary sources such as newspaper articles, personal logs and journals, and formal records are used to collate reports.

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Macquarie appoints two emancipists to the position of magistrate.

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First Post Office is built in NSW.

1. • re-establishing authority and discipline in the colony • encourage marriage • provide education • prohibit the use of spirits • increase agriculture

Governor Macquarie inspects the Newcastle settlement.

2. (a) Fact, (b) Opinion, (c) Fact, (d) Opinion, (e) Opinion, (f) Fact, (g) Opinion

Governor’s Court and the Supreme Court are established.

3. (a) What was the name of the Spanish coin with the middle cut out, used for currency in early 1800s in NSW?

1813 Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth cross the Blue Mountains.

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Lachlan Macquarie (Jnr) is born.

4. Macquarie believed that the emancipists were equal to the free settlers and deserved a proper place in society.

Macquarie hosts a feast in the Parramatta market place for the Aboriginal Australians. This becomes an annual event, lasting for 21 years.

5. ‘… where he had been defending his leadership of New South Wales.’

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Macquarie publishes a set of regulations stating that armed Aboriginal Australians must not appear within one mile of any settlement or farm. Macquarie introduces the ‘passport’ for Aboriginal Australians requiring British protection. Building of the Sydney hospital is completed.

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1817 The Bank of New South Wales is opened. The construction of the Hyde Park Barracks commences.

• Research and complete biographies of other well-known Australian figures from the days of early colonisation, such as Mary Reibey, Caroline Chisolm and Arthur Phillip.

1824 Lachlan Macquarie dies in England.

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Governor Macquarie – 1

Read the report about the sixth governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie (1810-1821).

achlan Macquarie was born in 1762 on the island of Ulva off the coast of Scotland. He was a Scottish military officer who married Elizabeth Campbell of Airds in 1807. The pair arrived in Sydney in 1809 onboard the storeship Dromedary.

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Macquarie had been appointed Governor of New South Wales, replacing William Bligh. His orders from the British government included re-establishing authority and discipline in the colony, as well as encouraging marriage, providing education, prohibiting the use of spirits and increasing agriculture. Macquarie was also made the Governor of Van Diemen’s Land.

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Currency As the colonists were using coins from different countries as currency and were bartering for goods, the new Governor was determined to create a new currency and build a bank. He acquired 40 000 Spanish dollar coins and ordered the centre to be cut out. The outer ring became the ‘holey dollar’ worth five shillings and the centre, or ‘dump’, was worth fifteen pence. By 1817, currency notes and bartering were banned. The Bank of New South Wales, the first bank in Australia, opened the same year.

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Convicts At the time Macquarie became Governor, the number of convicts who had served their time or had been pardoned, outnumbered the free settlers. Macquarie believed both groups of men to be equal. Having been born to poor parents in Scotland, he had an inbuilt understanding of and sympathy for people in less fortunate circumstances. He promised the ex-convicts (emancipists) a proper place in society and was greatly admired by them. Many of the free settlers and upper class patrons objected to Macquarie’s humanitarian ideas and policies.

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Macquarie referred to ‘New Holland’ as Australia (a During his time as Governor, Macquarie greatly term coined by Matthew Flinders) and during his time extended the area of the settlement. Concerned as governor, ‘New Holland’ was used less frequently about flooding after the flood of 1806, he instructed and eventually replaced by the name Australia. five new towns to be developed in the Hawkesbury After much complaint from the upper classes and a region, being Richmond, Windsor, Wilberforce, Pitt negative report written about the colony by British Town and Castlereagh. All towns prospered, with the judge, John Bigge, Macquarie retired. Disappointed, exception of Castlereagh. he and his family returned to England in 1822. Exploration and infrastructure died Macquarie encouraged all exploration and in 1813 Macquarie sent Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson across the Blue two years later in Mountains. The first inland town of Australia, Bathurst, London, where he was chosen and founded from this expedition. had been defending Explorer John Oxley travelled north and discovered his leadership of New South Wales. the site which would become Brisbane. He was buried on the By 1822, Macquarie had ordered more than 260 Island of Mull and the buildings, bridges and roads to be built as public inscription on his tomb works, mainly by British and Irish convicts. Wharves reads ‘The Father of and markets were also established. Sydney improved Australia’. Governor Lachlan Macquarie immensely during Macquarie’s rule.

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Use the text on page 27 to answer the questions. 1. List Macquarie’s orders from the British government regarding the colony of New South Wales. • • • 2. Answer Fact or Opinion.

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(b) All of the upper class disliked Macquarie’s ideas about freed convicts.

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(d) Macquarie felt it was his duty to help the ex-convicts, due to his own upbringing. Fact

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(a) Elizabeth and Lachlan Macquarie arrived in Sydney in 1809.

(e) Macquarie was the most successful Governor of New South Wales. (f) The Blue Mountains were first crossed in 1813. (g) If it had not been for Macquarie, Australia would still be called ‘New Holland’. 3. Write a question for each answer.

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4. Explain Macquarie’s policies about convicts who had served their time or were pardoned.

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5. Find the evidence in the text which suggests Macquarie disagreed with the report written about the colony of New South Wales.

6. Which do you think was Macquarie’s greatest achievement as Governor of New South Wales? Give reasons for your choice. Continue on the back of this sheet. The day news reached Sydney of Macquarie’s death, church bells tolled, shutters were put up and the Sydney Gazette newspaper placed a black border around the edges of its pages. 28

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Under Governor Macquarie’s leadership, ex-convicts who had served their time or were pardoned were given equal rights to the free settlers. Many colonists refused to accept Macquarie’s ideas and snubbed his ex-convict employees, some of whom were appointed as architects, surgeons and even lawyers. 1. Imagine you are the following people. Write a brief summary describing your personal feelings about Macquarie’s policies concerning ex-convicts.

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2. Choose one person from above and find a partner to play Governor Macquarie. Use your ideas from Question 1 to act out a meeting between the two people. Rehearse the scene and perform it for another group. 3. Rate your performance (five stars is best). Many Australian places have been named in Macquarie’s honour. In the 1960s, the Macquarie University was opened, an establishment which publishes the Macquarie Dictionary.

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Time line First Fleet of settlers arrives.

First attempts by convicts and free settlers in New South Wales to cross the Blue Mountains. John Macarthur claims his 5000 acres (20 km²) in the ‘Cow pastures’.

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Severe drought in New South Wales devastates crops.

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1814

Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth become the first Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains, reaching Mount Sugarloaf (later renamed Mount Blaxland).

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1. an inland sea

2. John Macarthur required new lands to graze the increasing numbers of merino sheep he had developed. 3. beginning, before, years, After

A road across the Blue Mountains is built by convicts under the direction of engineer William Cox, by order of Governor Macquarie.

5. Answers will vary. Examples include: sickness, thirst, hunger, exhaustion, hostile natives, danger, death. 7. the fact that most of the first settlers were convicts, and the presence of the seemingly impassable Blue Mountains

John Oxley explores the Macquarie River.

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John Oxley explores the Lachlan River.

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• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 105.

Surveyor George Evans crosses the Blue Mountains, discovering the present town of Bathurst and naming the Macquarie River.

1817

• The First Fleet is believed to have arrived after a time of good rainfall, but by 1812 drought had highlighted the need to find secure water supplies. New farming land was also desperately needed to feed all the people who kept arriving in the colony. The biggest barrier to finding new resources and land for the Sydney settlement was the Blue Mountains. In 1813, three landowners, Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson, found a way to cross the Blue Mountains, opening up more farming land for the Sydney settlement. More explorations became possible, and settlers closely followed the explorers and their discoveries onto new land. Around Australia, explorers set out to discover land, water and resources for a variety of reasons. Their courage and hardship helped the colonies and ultimately the country to expand and develop.

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• Writes a letter to a government official or wealthy businessperson requesting funding for an imaginary expedition.

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1789

• Reads a text and answers questions to show an understanding of the content.

Charles Sturt discovers the Darling River.

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• Students could write a biography of one of Australia’s famous (or lesser known) explorers.

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Sturt and Macleay explore the Murray River region.

• The journals of many explorers are available to read and print online. Students could read one explorer’s journals and present a favourite entry to the class orally. • Look at some topographic maps of areas the different explorers went through. Students could describe some of the geographical features the explorers would have encountered.

Paul Strzelecki discovers and ascends Mount Kosciusko.

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Ludwig Leichhardt explores the area from Moreton Bay (Brisbane) to Port Essington.

Charles Sturt departs on an expedition in search of an inland sea.

1859

South Australia announces a prize for the first return crossing of the continent from south to north.

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Exploring the interior – 1

Very little was known about the place we now call Australia when the First Fleet arrived in 1788. The European settlers didn’t know that what lay inland from their coastal settlements was mostly desert and dense scrub. It was some time before a number of explorers began to travel into the unknown land, discovering and mapping mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts and lands for agriculture. Initially, the mostly convict population wasn’t allowed to leave the settlements to explore, and there was enough land and water for the people to survive. For many years people also believed the Blue Mountains were impassable. So why did people eventually explore these mountains and what lay beyond?

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secure water supply was needed for the settlers and their livestock. Early experiences with drought drove the need to explore the inland in hope of finding more sources of fresh water. For a long time people actually thought there was a great sea somewhere in the interior of Australia, which explorers such as Stuart set out to find. In the mid-1800s Charles Sturt undertook expeditions to find the fabled inland sea, discovering desert instead and finally dispelling the myth.

Curiosity has always driven humans to discovery, and for some the sense of adventure and chance to become famous was motivation enough to explore.

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New routes Some explorers set out to find better routes between settlements and towns, for stock, settlers and later telegraph and railway lines. Ludwig Leichhardt led an expedition to find a new route from Queensland to Darwin, naming rivers and ranges on his way.

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New farming land The colonies, who were at first reliant on ships for all supplies, needed to start farming their own crops and raising animals for food and clothing. As incoming ships brought cattle and sheep, land suitable for farming was needed, and this need was a main reason behind the exploration of Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth to find a route over the Blue Mountains. Pioneers like John Macarthur, realised Australia was suited to wool production. Macarthur required new lands to graze the increasing number of his woolgrowing merino sheep.

Treasure hunters Some explorers went into unknown lands in the hope of finding ‘treasures’ such as silver or gold. A man named Harold Lasseter claimed he found a reef of gold in Central Australia in 1911, which many men later tried to find.

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Australia’s explorers faced hardship, sickness, exhaustion, danger and even death to ‘open up’ Australia, and in doing so helped settlements and the nation’s economy to grow and prosper.

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New settlements As convicts were granted leave and ‘free’ people started arriving to settle in Australia, more land was needed for these people to settle and farm. The British were also interested in finding new areas to send convicts.

Money Some men were paid to explore new regions, and others explored to try to receive rewards offered by governments for discoveries.

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Exploring the interior – 2 Use the text on page 31 to answer the questions. 1. What did many people believe existed somewhere in the middle of Australia?

5. What kind of ‘hardships’ do you think explorers faced?

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2. Why did John Mcarthur need new land?

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4. What are some of the reasons explorers wanted to find new routes between places?

8. What are some possible reasons people today might explore unknown areas?

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Your own expedition

The planning, courage and commitment of early explorers has resulted in most of the Earth’s surface being mapped. There are still a few regions on our planet that are yet to be explored by humans. Parts of New Guinea, the Amazon and African jungles, the Greenland ice cap, Antarctica and Siberia, which are remote and almost inaccessible, remain as yet unexplored. Humans have also yet to discover the depths of the oceans, explore the planets of our solar system and the expanse of ‘outer’ space.

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1. Choose one of the unexplored regions which you think would be interesting to explore.

Where will you start and finish?

What equipment will you need (e.g. subs, aircraft, helicopters, snowmobiles, spacecraft, jeeps, cameras, ropes, boats)?

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2. On a separate sheet of paper, write a letter to the government or a wealthy person asking for funding for your expedition, just as some explorers in the past would have done. Write notes under the following headings in the table below before you write the letter.

What animals will you need (camels, dog-sled teams, specially trained dolphins)?

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Who will go with you (scientists, soldiers)? What do you hope to discover?

How much do you think it will cost (in total)?

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Indicators • Reads and answers questions about the birth of the gold towns Ballarat and Kalgoorlie.

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Time line 1841

• Writes notes outlining the cause and effect of the Clunes Riot of 1873.

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• Before students complete the activities on page 37, compare the status of the working man and the owners of business and the path towards democracy.

Gold is discovered at Cox River in NSW. 1851

• The Golden Triangle, the area between the towns of Ballarat, Bendigo and Stawell has provided most of the gold found to date in Victoria.

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• By the early 1860s, the Victorian gold rushes had all but ended as the diggers moved north to New South Wales, then on to Queensland and finally across to WA.

Eureka Stockade rebellion occurs.

First electric telegraph comes into operation in Victoria. First railway line in Australia, between Melbourne and Sandridge (Port Melbourne), opens. 1858

Melbourne-Adelaide telegraph line opens.

Gold is discovered in NT.

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John Dunlop, James Regan

Kalgoorlie

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Paddy Hannan, Tom Flanagan, Dan O’Shea

Gold is discovered at Gympie. 1869 Welcome Stranger gold nugget is found in Victoria. 1873

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Gold mining begins in Beaconsfield, Tasmania. 1885

Kimberley goldrush occurs. 1892

Coolgardie goldrush occurs. 1893

Paddy Hannan finds gold at ‘Hannan’s Find’.

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• In the 1990s, gold mining in Victoria saw the opening of new mines and a significant increase in exploration, particularly in areas of historical production, such as Ballarat, Bendigo, Stawell, Fosterville, Maldon, Heathcote, Castlemaine and Tarnagulla.

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 106.

Copper discoveries in NSW. 1865

• In 1906, there was a brief gold rush in central Victoria following the discovery of the Poseidon Nuggets. But by the 1920s, the gold mining industry lay dormant until the 1980s.

• A large number of gold mining operations still run throughout mineral-rich WA in the Kimberley, Pilbara and the region between Meekatharra and Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Gold is discovered at Canoona, Queensland. 1859

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Gold is discovered at Bathurst and at Ballarat.

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3. Teacher check. Suggestion: Railways provided easy access for building, trade, goods and services and the development of an infrastructure independent of the goldfields.

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4. Teacher check. Suggestion: Location and climate of Kalgoorlie would have proved too difficult to overcome without a reliable water source. 5. Teacher check. Suggestion: Gold resources exhausted, too expensive to sink deeper mines without a guarantee of striking gold. 6. Peter Lalor led the miners in the Eureka Stockade rebellion.

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‘Hannan’s Find’ is declared a town and renamed Kalgoorlie. 1897 Railway line from Perth to Boulder is officially completed.

• Research to write a playscript of the Eureka rebellion to present to younger students. • Miners objected to the influx of Asian workers to the goldfields. Find out why this was so. Write a report. • Mining companies brought men from Cornwall in England to work the deep mines in search of more gold. Find out why they did this. Write a report.

1898 Construction of C Y O’Connor’s water pipeline begins.

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he most important natural resource found in Australia during the nineteenth century was gold. The discovery of gold increased Australia’s population significantly and resulted in the establishment of many new towns. It also stimulated the economy and was the catalyst for the construction of railways and telegraph lines. Two of the better known historic gold towns to be developed at this time were Ballarat and Kalgoorlie.

In June 1851, James Esmond is believed to have made the first discovery of gold in Victoria at Clunes. Just weeks later significant gold finds were discovered at Poverty Point, Ballarat, by John Dunlop and James Regan. The word spread quickly and by the following year there were 20 000 miners in Ballarat and it was proclaimed as a town. By 1870, the population had continued to increase and it became a city. it is now the largest inland city in Victoria.

Kalgoorlie

the Welcome Nugget, was discovered at Ballarat, but by that time there was very little gold being found near the surface and large companies were set up to dig deeper, underground mines.

Originally known as Hannan’s Find, the name was changed when it was proclaimed a town in 1894. The Golden Mile, as it was called, is believed to be the richest square mile of earth on the planet, after a deep reef of gold was discovered at Boulder.

In 1893, Paddy Hannan, Tom Flanagan and Dan O’Shea were travelling about 600 km east of Perth in Western Australia when one of their horses cast a shoe. While they were dealing with the problem, they found some gold and decided to stay there and search for more. On 17 June that year, Paddy Hannan filed his Mount Charlotte claim and Kalgoorlie was ‘born’ when thousands of prospectors rushed to the area.

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In the early 1850s the government in Melbourne had set up a system of gold licences. If a miner was found not to have a licence, he was chained to a log until he paid a fine of ten pounds. The system was often policed ruthlessly by ex-convicts. In 1854, the police were ordered to annoy miners by checking their licences twice weekly. The miners became even angrier after Bentley, a publican, was aquitted of murdering miner James Scobie at his hotel, so they burnt it down. Led by Peter Lalor the miners then burnt their licences and went into battle. Their Eureka Stockade was attacked unexpectedly by government troops, six of whom were killed, together with 30 miners, in a battle that lasted only 15 minutes.

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By 1902, with unusually wide streets constructed so camel trains could turn around, there were eight breweries and 93 hotels, with accommodation for 30 000 people, in Kalgoorlie.

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Gold mining towns – 2 Answer the questions about the text on page 35. 1. Complete the table. State Ballarat

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Year gold discovered

2. True or False? (a) Within a year, the population of Ballarat was 20 000. (b) Within ten years, the population of Kalgoorlie was 30 000. (c) After the gold boom era, Ballarat went into decline. (d) Because Kalgoorlie is an old town, the streets are narrow.

3. In what ways do you think the arrival of the railway in Ballarat might have affected its development?

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5. Why do you think all the gold mines in Ballarat had closed down by 1920?

6. For what reason is Peter Lalor well known?

The largest gold nugget, the Welcome Stranger, was found at Moliagul, Victoria in 1869. It measured 61 cm x 31 cm. At the time, there were no scales big enough to weigh it so it had to be broken into three pieces. The total weight was 72 kg, 3 kg heavier than the Welcome nugget found in 1858. 36

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The Clunes Riot

In 1873, Clunes was the site of Victoria’s first gold strike. Employers in the Victorian goldmining industry attempted to introduce the cheap labour of Chinese migrants when the regular miners went on strike. 1. Research to discover the events that led to the Clunes riot and make notes in the plan. Include as much background information as you can find.

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Who were the two parties involved in the strike?

What was the original reason for the strike?

What were the miners’ demands?

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How was the strike resolved?

What organisation was established to look after miners’ rights?

2. In a group, compare and contrast the outcome of the Clunes riot and the Eureka rebellion of 1854. Make brief notes on a separate sheet of paper in a graphic organiser. In honour of his find, Kalgoorlie’s main street, its railway station and a suburb of the town are named after Paddy Hannan. www.ricpublications.com.au

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• Reads text and answers questions about natural resources in Australia.

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About 50 000 BCE Aboriginal Australians use natural resources for tools and decoration.

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1788 European settlers use sandstone for constructing buildings.

• Completes a report about the history of iron ore mining in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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• Natural resources that are mined from the land include metals such as gold, iron ore and copper, fuels such as natural gas and oil, precious stones such as diamonds and opals, and mineral sands and salt. • Some of the major issues for the Australian mining industry today include environmental concerns, safety for workers, land rights issues and the depletion of resources.

1844 Australia’s first copper mine opens in SA.

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 106.

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1850s Minor discoveries of diamonds made in alluvial gold searches. 1850 – 1900 Australian gold rush.

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1. Aboriginal Australians used natural resources such as stones and flint for making tools, and ochre for painting. 2. (a) coal/copper/lead/tin/zinc/silver/gold/opal

(b) nickel/bauxite/diamonds/manganese/tungsten/iron ore/petroleum/natural gas/ uranium/mineral sands

1871 Tin discovered in Tasmania and NSW.

1900 Natural gas first discovered at Roma, Queensland.

Early 1900s Uranium discoveries first made in the Flinders Ranges.

3. From the 1940s, so many new discoveries were made as geologists were able to predict where the minerals would be found as they had a better understanding of how and why natural resources were made. 4. Teacher check

5. (a) Australia’s largest onshore gas field is in the Cooper Basin area of South Australia and Queensland. (b) Australia’s largest gas fields were discovered in the Northwest Shelf in 1970s.

1920s World metal prices plunge.

6. It is controversial as uranium is a radioactive substance that is harmful to living things. 7. Ranger in the Northern Territory and Olympic Dam and Beverley in South Australia.

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1952 A large bauxite deposit is discovered at Gove, NT. A uranium mine is set up at Rum Jungle, NT.

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1953 Oil flow discovered in well in Exmouth Gulf, WA. 1963 Natural gas discovered in Cooper Basin.

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1965 Natural gas and oil discovered in Gippsland offshore basin. 1966 Nickel discovered at Kambalda, WA.

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1791 Coal discovered by escaped convicts at Newcastle.

• Discuss the impact the current mining boom is having on the Australian economy. Also discuss how in some areas of Australia—e.g. Perth, the capital city of Western Australia—there is a shortage of qualified workers and tradespeople as so many have gone to the mining areas in the north for much higher wages. How can this problem be solved? • Write a report on the history of other natural resources in Australia not covered in the section.

1970s Natural gas discovered in Northwest Shelf. 1979 Lake Argyle diamond pipe discovered. 1990s Many world class mineral deposits discovered, including zinc, copper-gold, nickel, magnesite.

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Natural resources – 1

ining is an industry that extracts natural resources from the land. Australia is one of the world’s leading nations in natural resources and a huge range have been discovered and mined over time. Before European settlement, Aboriginal Australians used resources such as stones and flint for making tools, and ochre for painting. After European settlement, discoveries such as coal, copper, lead, tin, zinc, silver, gold, and opal were made up to the early 1900s. Many Australian mines closed when world metal prices plunged after the end of World War I in 1918. But as geologists’ understanding of how and why natural resources are formed increased, many new mineral discoveries were made from the late 1940s onwards. These included nickel, bauxite, diamonds, manganese, tungsten, iron ore, oil, petroleum, natural gas, uranium and a variety of mineral sands.

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Diamonds

Natural gas

Minor discoveries of this sparkling gem were first made from the 1850s when miners were searching for alluvial gold during the Australian gold rush. However, it was the discovery of a significant find in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1979 that put Australia on the map as a diamond producer.

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Here is a brief history of three of these natural resources.

Natural gas is a clean and relatively cheap form of energy. It was first discovered in 1900 in Roma, Queensland, in an artesian bore that was being deepened. In 1963, Australia’s largest onshore gas field was discovered in the Cooper Basin in a region covering part of north-eastern South Australia and south-western Queensland. The Gippsland offshore basin in Bass Strait was discovered in 1965 and Australia’s largest gas fields, known as the Northwest Shelf, off the coast of Western Australia, were discovered in the 1970s. The Shelf has reserves to maintain current production for another 30 years and more gas discoveries are yet to be made.

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Over time, geologists had worked out that this region would be the most likely place to find extensive deposits of diamonds. This discovery was made at Smoke Creek, near Lake Argyle, which is a massive dam built for irrigation purposes. Geologists had discovered what was to be named the Argyle diamond pipe, the world’s largest diamond mine. The mine produces the world’s largest amount of diamonds and is the most technologically advanced in the world. Because most of the diamonds are of low quality, they are mainly used for industrial purposes. It also produces a small but reliable amount of the rare and highly valued pink to red or purple diamonds.

Australia has the largest reserves of low-cost uranium in the world. Discoveries were first made in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia in the early 1900s. Uranium mining has caused controversy because it is a radioactive substance which is harmful to living things. Its atoms can be split to create nuclear energy and, while this energy can be used to make a cheap source of electricity, it can also be used to make nuclear weapons. Strict laws mean Australia’s uranium is not to be used for this purpose. Other problems lie in its waste disposal, transportation, threat of leaking radiation and that several uranium sites are situated on sacred Aboriginal land. There are several prospective mine sites, but only three currently operating. These are Ranger, in the Northern Territory and Olympic Dam (world’s largest known uranium resource) and Beverley, in South Australia.

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Natural resources – 2 Use the text on page 39 to answer the questions. 1. Explain the use of Australia’s natural resources before European settlement.

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When was iron ore first discovered in the Pilbara?

What did geologists first think of the amount the area could produce? Why was there a ban placed on iron ore exports?

What part did Lang Hancock play in the development of iron ore mining?

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How has the way iron ore is mined and transported evolved over time?

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Indicators • Reads and answers questions about the history of sugar cane in Australia.

Time line 327 BCE

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Port Macquarie sugar project begins but lasts only seven years.

• Cane toads are extremely difficult to control. They can live from 10 to 15 years and are adapting to different environments. Their legs are becoming longer, enabling them to move faster over greater distances and some huge specimens have been found. They can find food by smell at night. The effect they are having on native fauna is disastrous, having already destroyed some species.

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Sugar cane arrives with First Fleet.

• About 95% of Australia’s sugar cane is grown in Queensland. It requires a tropical or subtropical climate with about 600 mm of rainfall annually. Since the industry was established in the mid-1800s it has developed into a world leader in technology and efficiency.

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• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 107.

First sugar refinery using imported sugar cane, Sydney.

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1. (a) 1788, with the First Fleet (b) Norfolk Island (c) It survived but didn’t grow well there

First sugar cane grown in Queensland. 1862

2. (b) Sydney, 1842 (b) The Philippines

3. Possible answers: He grew the first commercial sugar cane crop, built Australia’s first raw sugar mill in Brisbane and brought the first Kanakas to Australia.

Louis Hope plants first commercial crop near Brisbane. 1864

4. (a) By hand (they used large knives) (b) To work on sugar plantations because there was a shortage of labour in Australia. (c) Captain Louis Hope (d) They kidnapped Kanakas and brought them to Australia to work on the sugar plantations.

Hope opens first raw sugar mill at Ormiston.

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Cane harvester patented in Brisbane.

• Draw and label a cane toad showing how it is toxic to other animals.

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First cane harvester built in Bundaberg.

• Show how sugar cane is grown and harvested in a series of diagrams with a brief description under each.

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• Imagine you are a sailor on a ship trying to catch blackbirders. Write a letter home telling about your job.

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5. (a) To control cane beetles (b) 1935 (c) They lay 20 000 to 50 000 eggs in one year and have no natural enemies. (d) Their numbers have increased, they have spread and they are highly toxic to other animals.

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The sugar cane industry – 1

griculture has been important to Australia since the First Fleet arrived in 1788. At that time, agricultural success was essential for the colony’s survival. Some sugar cane from South Africa arrived in Australia with the First Fleet, but, unlike wheat, it failed to thrive in Sydney. Some was taken to Norfolk Island where it survived, but didn’t do very well. Some of this sugar cane was returned to Port Macquarie in 1821 and attempts made to establish a sugar industry, but these were abandoned after seven years.

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By 1847, some sugar cane was grown in what is now Queensland, but it wasn’t until 1862 that Captain Louis Hope, who is known as the ‘ Father of Australia’s sugar cane industry’ planted the first commercial sugar cane crop of eight hectares near Brisbane. He was helped by John Buhot, from the West Indies, who knew how to grow sugar cane and contributed a great deal to Hope’s success. Louis Hope later opened Australia’s first raw sugar mill at Ormiston, near Brisbane, in 1864 and two years later there were 800 hectares of sugar cane planted around Brisbane. Sugar cane growing spread up the Queensland coast and into northern New South Wales. There were mills built over the next fifteen years at Maryborough, Mackay, Bundaberg and Cairns.

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many cane cutters. Louis Hope’s solution was to import Kanakas (Pacific Islanders) to work in the cane fields. Between 1865 and 1904 about 60 000 were brought to Australia for this purpose. Some of them had been lured onto ships to trade with the crew, then kidnapped and brought to Australia. This practice was called blackbirding. Regulations to control recruitment were imposed during the late 1880s. Some British ships were even commissioned to patrol the coast to intercept boats illegally bringing Kanakas to the Australian cane fields. By 1906, the Kanakas had been returned to their homes. In the early 1900s, young European migrants came to Australia and worked as cane cutters, taking over from the Kanakas. The sugar industry boomed in the 1950s. Many of the Italians who came to work on the cane fields at this time settled in Australia.

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In 1954, bulk handling facilities were introduced, replacing the sugar bags previously used and improving efficiency; sugar was first exported to Japan. A mechanical harvester was patented in Brisbane in 1888 and built in 1890. By the 1960s, 85% of Australia’s sugar cane was harvested mechanically. This increased to 100% by 1979, making Australia one of the world’s most efficient producers. Interestingly, about half of the world’s sugar cane is still hand harvested. One hundred and one cane toads were brought to Australia in 1935 to destroy the cane beetles attacking crops. By the time they were released six months later, their numbers had increased to 60 000, but they couldn’t jump high enough to reach the beetles. The cane toads have no natural enemies and they lay between 20 000 and 50 000 eggs per year, so their numbers increased dramatically. They are highly toxic to animals if eaten and they destroy native fauna, eating almost anything including bees, ants and native frogs. This is causing great concern as they move across the country, their progress facilitated by the larger legs they have evolved. www.ricpublications.com.au

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Answer the questions about the text on page 43. 1. (a) When did the first sugar cane come to Australia? (b) Where did they try to grow sugar cane when it wouldn’t grow in Sydney?

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4. (a) How was sugar cane harvested by the Kanakas?

(b) Why were these people brought to Australia?

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(d) Why are they causing so much concern today?

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Toad Busters Inc.

ews of the cane toads advancing on the Kimberley region of Western Australia caused so much concern to local people that they decided work together and stop them. They formed an organisation called Toad Busters. It is believed that almost one-third of the population is now involved in this project. Men, women and children are spending many of their weekends capturing thousands of these repugnant invaders.

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History of the cane toads in Australia

Name:

When they were introduced:

Location:

Where they were introduced:

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Why they must be stopped

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What they eat:

What eats them and how they are affected:

Habitat: Distribution:

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Time line 1826 Charles Todd is born in London. 1835

Indicators • Reads a text and answers questions to show an understanding of the content. • Plots and describes the route of a telegraph from Albany to Woolongong in 1877.

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Samuel Morse builds a telegraph line from Baltimore to Washington, DC and the first message is sent. 1854

The first public telegraph line in Australia links Melbourne to the Port of Williamstown. 1857

Tasmania’s first line is opened between Launceston and Hobart.

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Samuel Morse proves signals can be transmitted by wire to produce written codes on a strip of paper— the invention of Morse code.

Worksheet information • Australia in the mid-1800s was isolated by distance. The invention of the telegraph in the United States was the start of a new era of communication and access to information. Colonies vied for the chance to become the centre of early colonial communications, and John McDouall Stuart’s crossing of the interior began the process in Australia. No sooner had Stuart returned to Adelaide than the South Australian government announced its plan to build an overland telegraph to Port Darwin to connect with the proposed submarine cable from Singapore. Charles Todd was put in charge of constructing the telegraph line through the heart of the continent, a difficult task given the climate, environment and lack of supplies along the way. Two years later Australia became connected to the world and the world to Australia. News from overseas arrived in hours rather than months, and a new communications age began. • Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 107.

Telegraph links Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.

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Burke and Wills set out to cross Australia from south to north. 1861 The first telegraph line in Queensland is activated and connected to Sydney.

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1. Melbourne and Williamstown 2. about six months

3. South Australia was aware of the economic benefits of becoming the centre of the telegraph network in Australia.

4. Five of the following: telegraph equipment, Afghan camels, food, horses, water, bullocks

John Stuart crosses Australia from south to north.

5. Teacher check

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6. It was linked to an undersea cable from Java.

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Submarine telegraph cable is laid between Darwin and Java. Overland telegraph line is completed.

7. (a) false (b) true (c) true (d) false

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8. Before the east-west line was completed, telegrams in Morse code would reach a certain distance and from there be carried on by horse. 9. Answers will vary but should be similar to ‘Abandoning or giving up help or responsibilities’. 10. Teacher check. Page 49

Telegraph route: Perth - Albany - Eucla - Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney - Wollongong

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• Students could study Morse code and write coded messages to each other.

1910 Charles Todd dies in Adelaide.

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The telegraph: Connecting Australia – 1

Can you imagine a time when information could only travel as fast as a person could move? This was the case until the 1840s, when an American, Samuel Morse, proved that encoded signals could be transmitted over distance by wire through a system called the telegraph. In May 1844, the first message was sent in Morse code and telegraph systems quickly spread across Europe and the United States. It wasn’t long before people in the Australian colonies wanted a telegraph system to connect them with other colonies and the world.

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The first telegraph line in Australia was built between Melbourne and Williamstown in 1854. Adelaide and Melbourne were linked in 1858, which was also the year a Sydney–Melbourne link was made. The first line in Queensland started in April 1861, with a connection to Sydney in November of that year. Soon the separate colonies were discussing an international link, and more specifically, the route for the new telegraph line. Each colony was aware of the economic benefits of becoming the centre of the telegraph network and competed fiercely to be chosen. In 1860, the Victorian government organised an ill-fated expedition, led by Burke and Wills, to cross the continent from north to south, finding a route for the telegraph through Victoria.

Western Australia’s only contact with the outside world was still by mail, which took about six months to arrive from Britain and weeks from the other colonies. The Western Australian government decided to build a telegraph line to meet the South Australian line. Until it was completed, telegrams would reach a certain distance and from thereon be carried by horse. People would say the news had travelled ‘by horse and Morse’. The East-West Telegraph opened on 8 December 1877, and messages that once took six months to reach Britain now took a few hours. However, the two colonies used different Morse code systems. At the Eucla station, where the lines met, Western Australian men sat on one side of a very long table, receiving messages from the west. Each operator would pass these messages through a hole in a partition along the table to the South Australian operators on the other side who would relay the message onwards.

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The path now mapped, the South Australian government selected Charles Todd to oversee the project. He organised telegraph equipment, Afghan camels, food, horses, bullocks and other supplies to build 3200 km of line (and telegraph stations) across the desert in just 18 months, through roadless and often waterless country. The following two years saw many men working by hand in harsh conditions, facing hostile Aboriginals in some parts, dealing with monsoon rains, white ants eating the wooden poles (requiring iron poles to be imported from Britain), and coping with extreme heat, sickness, desertion and sometimes the loss of lives. The laying of 36 000 telegraph poles and the construction of the Overland

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Answer the questions about the text on page 47. 1. Between which two places was the first telegraph in Australia constructed? 2. How long did it take news (by mail) to reach Western Australia from Britain before the East-West telegraph line was completed?

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5. Why do you think the construction of the overland telegraph line is considered to be an heroic achievement?

(b) The last colony to be connected was Western Australia.

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9. Use a dictionary or the Internet to find the meaning of ‘desertion’. Write a definition in your own words.

10. Why do you think some men deserted? In 1871 a group of overland telegraph workers reached a waterhole in the centre of Australia, which they named ‘Alice Springs’ after Alice, the wife of Charles Todd. Around this telegraph station site a city grew, with a population today of 26 000. 48

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Imagine it is 1877. The East-West telegraph line has just opened and you would like to send a telegram from your home town, Perth, to your grandparents in Woolongong. 1. Plot the path the telegram would take on the telegraph lines that have been built so far using the information in the table below. Completion of telegraph lines in Australia

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Time line 1815

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• Reads and comprehends a time line of information about the struggle for Federation. • Writes a letter persuading Premiers to participate in a Federation conference.

Henry Parkes born in Warwickshire, England.

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• Many of the colonies had serious concerns about Federation, in particular the balance of power between the colonies and the Federal government. This was an extremely serious issue, particularly for Western Australia, which almost did not join the Federation.

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• Another important issue was who would have the right to vote. Some states were more liberal than others. South Australia had already given women and Aboriginals the right to vote (while other states had not). After Federation, all women in all states were able to vote but Aboriginals lost their right and did not regain it until 1967.

Parkes campaigns against resuming convict transportation. 1850–1858

Parkes becomes the editor and proprietor of The Empire newspaper.

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• The first referendum in 1888 narrowly returned a ‘No’ vote, so more discussions were held by the Premiers. The second referendum in 1899 returned a ‘Yes’ vote. Exact voting numbers may be viewed at < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_Australia >.

Parkes wins a seat in the Legislative Council.

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 108.

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Parkes is elected to the Legislative Assembly.

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Parkes’s Public Instruction Act introduces compulsory free education. 1887

Parkes seeks to rename New South Wales to Australia.

(b) uniform: having one form; regular

(c) tariff: an official list showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports (d) trade: the buying, selling or exchanging of commodities

Parkes gives the Tenterfield Oration.

(f) quarantine: strict isolation to prevent the spread of disease

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(g) representative: a person standing or acting for others

Parkes convenes the Australasian Federation Conference in Melbourne.

(h) constitution: a set of fundamental principles which governs a nation, state or political body

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(j) referendum: the procedure of referring measures proposed by a legislative body to the voters for approval or rejection

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2. tariffs, trade, postal services/communication, Chinese immigration, vine diseases/ quarantine, defence, Pacific relations

3. The Tenterfield Oration; Sir Henry Parkes

4. (a) The Australian Natives’ Association; held in Melbourne; representatives from all six colonies and New Zealand (b) The National Australasian Convention; held in Sydney; representatives from all colonies and New Zealand; drafted a constitution under the name ‘Commonwealth of Australia’. 5. The people were involved in two referendums in 1899 and 1990. They also elected the representatives who went to the conferences and conventions.

Further exploration • Investigate and report about the lives of Alfred Deakin and Edmund Barton, who were also fervent supporters of Federation.

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On 1 January, 1901, the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed a federation to become the Commonwealth of Australia. This was not an easy or quick task, as the idea did not have a lot of support to begin with. 1863 A Federal Council is first proposed by Sir Henry Parkes, the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales.

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1867 Intercolonial conference held in Melbourne to discuss uniform postal services. 1870 Intercolonial conference held in Melbourne to discuss uniform tariffs and trade.

1891 The National Australasian Convention is held in Sydney. Representatives from all colonies and New Zealand draft a constitution under the name of the ‘Commonwealth of Australia’.

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1867 Intercolonial conference held in Melbourne to discuss uniform tariffs and trade.

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1893 The Corowa Conference meets and decides that elected representatives will attend a Constitutional Convention. The constitution would then be put to a vote by the people in a referendum in each colony.

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1881 Intercolonial conference held in Sydney to discuss the exclusion of Chinese immigrants.

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drafted in 1891 as a basis for federation. 1899 – 1900 After two referendums are held in the colonies, the Constitution is finally accepted by the people.

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1900 On 17 September, Queen Victoria proclaims that the Commonwealth of Australia will come into being on 1 January 1901.

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1901 A ceremony is held in Centennial Park, Sydney, to mark the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia. Federal parliament opens on 9 May.

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Sir Henry Parkes organised the 1890 Federation Conference. The story is told that on 15 June 1889, during lunch with Lord Carrington, the Governor of New South Wales, the aging Sir Henry Parkes boasted that he ‘could confederate the colonies in twelve months’. Carrington replied, ‘Then why don’t you do it? It would be a glorious finish to your life’.

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Time line 1788

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• The Constitution of Australia, established in 1901, allows for the separation of the legislative, executive and judicial powers of the Commonwealth. This system distributes powers between the federal government and the six states. (The Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory have reduced levels of government.) Three bodies were developed by the Constitution to carry out these powers. They are:

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2. the Commonwealth executive (the executive power to administer laws and carry out the business of government)

First parliamentary elections in Australia held.

3. the federal judicature (the judicial power exercised by the courts).

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• To change, alter or add to the Federal Constitution there must be a national referendum. A referendum must achieve a majority of votes in four of the six states, as well as a majority in the total national vote. A referendum must be passed by both houses of parliament or presented by the Governor-General before it can be voted on.

The need for a federal authority is first suggested. 1856

SA is the first state to allow men 21 years and over the right to vote.

SA and Vic. are the first to introduce secret ballot.

SA is the first to allow women 21 years and over the right to vote. 1889

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1900 Australian Constitution ratified by British Parliament.

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4. (a) current monarch/Queen Elizabeth II (b) Prime Minister (c) Governor-General

Canberra is officially named as Australia’s capital city. 1924

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1. (a) Before Federation, Australia consisted of six separate colonies each having its own system of government, modelled on New South Wales.

Henry Parkes gives the Tenterfield Oration.

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• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 108.

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• Australia’s system of government is based on the British, but has the USA’s influence of the Senate and Switzerland’s influence of referendums.

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1. It was a penal colony ruled by a Governor.

2. White men 21 years and over, white women 21 years and over in SA and WA 3. False

4. Tasmania

5. Victoria

6. Answers should state SA as it was the first state to grant voting fights to men and women 21 and over, and along with Victoria, the first to introduce the secret ballot. 7. 83 years

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Enrolment and voting compulsory for Aboriginal people.

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Before Australia became a Federation in 1901, it consisted of six separate colonies—New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia—now known as states. Each colony had its own system of government, modelled on New South Wales, the ‘mother’ colony. The colonies did not all follow the same policies; e.g. some charged taxes when goods were moved between colonies and others had free trade. Federation saw a constitution adopted; i.e. a set of rules outlining how the whole country should be governed. A referendum was held with all colonies in favour of the constitution.

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Australia follows a representative democracy called a constitutional monarchy, where the monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) is the head of state (the nation as a whole), and the Prime Minister is the head of government. Australia’s system is modelled on the British system because the first white settlers came from Britain. As the monarch does not live in Australia, a Governor-General is appointed to represent her at federal level and Governors at state level.

Federal government The federal government is based in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. There are two chambers:

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Today, voting is compulsory and all Australian citizens 18 years and over are eligible to vote by secret ballot. But it hasn’t always been that way! Study the time line below to learn about some of Australia’s electoral milestones. 1788 Australia becomes a penal colony under the rule of a Governor.

1911 Federal elections are changed to be held on Saturdays.

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1840 The Adelaide city council is established.

1924 Compulsory voting in federal elections introduced.

1842 The Sydney city council is established.

1949 Aboriginal people receive vote at federal elections as long as they are eligible at state level or have served in defence forces.

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1962 Aboriginal people receive vote in federal elections on a voluntary basis.

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1843 NSW Legislative Council holds first parliamentary elections with only male landowners allowed to vote.

1973 Voting age is reduced from 21 to 18.

1984 Enrolment and voting now compulsory for Aboriginal people.

Note: The secret ballot in each state was introduced around the same time males 21 and over became eligible to vote. Unless indicated, men and women in the time line refer to those who were white.

1893 Men over 21 years receive vote in WA.

1894 Women over 21 years receive vote in SA. 1896 Men over 21 years receive vote in Tas.

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1902 People of Aboriginal, Asian, African or Pacific Island origin are excluded from voting in federal elections. Women over 21 years receive vote in NSW. 1903 First federal elections under federal law are held. Women over 21 years receive vote in Tas.

4. Which was the last state to allow men 21 and over voting rights? 5 Which was the last state to allow women 21 and over voting rights?

1905 Women over 21 years receive vote in Qld.

6. Which state do you consider to be the most progressive about voting rights? Why?

1908 Women over 21 years receive vote in Vic.

7. How many years after Federation were Aboriginal people granted full voting rights?

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Germany declares war on France.

4 August

Germany declares war on neutral Belgium.

Britain declares war on Germany.

September

The first trenches of the Western Front are dug.

October – November

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Second Battle of Ypres.

25 April

ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli.

• Completes a table detailing Australian involvement in battles on the Western Front.

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• Discuss trench warfare with the students so that they have an understanding of the conditions endured by the soldiers on the Western Front.

• On a map of Europe, identify the major players in the war.

• Present a detailed map of a specific battle, detailing movement of German and Allied forces.

First Battle of Ypres.

April–May

• Reads text and answers questions about the Battle of Fromelles.

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28 December ANZAC troops are withdrawn from Gallipoli.

• Read the poem, For the fallen by Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), one stanza of which they will be familiar with. Explain that poetry such as this is an excellent primary source for people studying that period of history. It was written by people who experienced the war firsthand and gives vivid descriptions, including personal thoughts and feelings.

21 February–18 December

• The 5533 Australian casualties suffered in 27 hours at Fromelles were equivalent to the total suffered in the Boer War, Korean War and Vietnam War, making it an overwhelming disaster.

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 109.

Battle of Verdun.

1 July–18 November

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Battle of the Somme.

1917

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1. France and Belgium

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Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele.

20 September Battle of Mennin Road Ridge.

(b) British General Sir Richard Haking ordered the attack on Fromelles to divert German troops from the Somme offensive, to give the Allies a better chance of success.

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Battle of Broodseinde. British and Dominion troops assault Poelcappelle village.

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Baron von Richthofen, the ‘Red Baron’, is shot down by Australian fire.

(b) Teacher check. Suggestion: So many men died in a brief attack that made no difference to the progress of the war.

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• Design a poster showing the major offensives on the Western Front. Include a map, legend and dates.

• Research to plan a tour of the Western Front memorials in France and Belgium where Australians are honoured. Produce a detailed pamphlet describing each memorial and suggest a practical itinerary to visit them all.

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World War I resulted in the loss of almost 1 000 000 lives from Britain and its Empire, most of them on the Western Front in France and Belgium. For a distance of 800 km, from the Swiss border to the North Sea, lines of trenches were dug in which soldiers from both sides endured the misery of trench warfare, responding to orders given by high-ranking officers from their army headquarters.

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The offensive at which troops from the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) first saw action on the Western Front after they had survived the ravages of Gallipoli, was at Fromelles in July 1916. With little time to familiarise themselves with the area and conditions, the 15th Brigade and its attacking battalions, under the command of Brigadier General ‘Pompey’ Elliott, launched into a full-scale attack on the Germans. The purpose of this was to divert German troops from the Battle of the Somme in which troops from the AIF later fought and died. The attack on Fromelles was proposed by the British General, Sir Richard Haking. The soldiers were to capture the enemy positions protecting Fromelles, a strategy that had failed on two previous attempts. The Germans had the advantage of the Sugarloaf salient, a region of higher ground that stuck out from their lines. From the relative safety of their concrete pillboxes from which they fired superior machine guns, the Germans had a clear view of the battlefield and enemy movements.

© R. I . C.Publ i cat i ons The Battle of• Fromelles continued for just 27p hours. The battalions advanced iny four• waves only to be f o r r e v i e w u r p o s e s o n l mown down by the continuous onslaught of German artillery. No ground was gained by the Allies but 5533 Elliott knew that nothing short of a massacre would occur if the attack went ahead and he tried to have the attack cancelled. But it was not to be.

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The VC Corner Cemetery, situated at the site of no-man’s land between the Australian and German lines in 1916, is a memorial to those Australians who died at Fromelles. There are no individual gravestones in the cemetery but, within the garden, 410 rosebushes represent the unidentified soldiers who lie beneath its lawns. On the back wall, the names of the 1299 Australians with no known graves are inscribed.

In honour of the 410 unknown Australian soldiers here buried, who were among the 1299 Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the Australian Imperial Force, killed in the Attack on Fromelles, July 19th and 20th, 1916.

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Answer the questions about the text on page 59. 1. In which two European countries were the Western Front battlefields? 2. Where had the Australian troops seen action before arriving at the Western Front?

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(b) The Battle of Fromelles has been described as the greatest disaster in Australian history. Explain why you think this may be.

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Sir John Monash of Melbourne is hailed as one of the greatest figures in Australian history. The ‘best general on the Western Front’ is how he was described by the famous British commander, Field Marshall Montgomery. From the war zones of Egypt, Monash moved to the Western Front in 1916 where he was promoted to Major General and took command of the 3rd Division of the Australian Imperial Force.

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Time line 1918

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• Reads a text and answers questions to show an understanding of the 1929 Wall Street Crash.

• Describes how the flow-on effects of the 1929 Wall Street Crash changed the lives of ordinary Australians.

End of World War I. 1929

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• The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (also known as the Crash of ’29) was a devastating stock market crash that many believe sparked the depression that hit the world. The crash followed a speculative boom in the late 1920s, which had led millions of Americans to invest heavily in the stock market, many borrowing money to buy stock. Banks lent heavily to fund this share-buying spree. On Tuesday 29 October, later known as Black Tuesday, a record 16 000 000 shares were traded and US$30 billion of stocks and shares became worthless. The Crash, combined with other factors such as the already fragile economies in Australia and the United States, led to a worldwide economic crisis.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches a high of 381.17.

22 October

James Scullin becomes Australia’s ninth Prime Minister.

24 October

Black Thursday: A record 12.9 million shares are traded.

25 October

Leading Wall Street bankers meet to try to find a solution to the panic. They place high bids on ‘blue chip’ stocks and succeed in halting the slide that day.

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 109.

Black Tuesday: 16.4 million shares are traded and the Wall Street stock market crashes.

1. The price of shares fell drastically on the New York Stock Exchange.

29 October

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Clashes occur between police and unemployed in Sydney.

2. Answers will vary but should mention that when the overseas companies that bought Australian exports closed down after the Wall Street Crash, Australian companies weren’t able to sell their goods, so started to lose money, with some being forced to close down, increasing unemployment. 3. (a) share: ownership in part of a company that can be bought and sold.

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(d) unemployment: a measure of the number of people who can work but do not have jobs.

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Unemployment drops to 10%. World War II begins.

(b) profit: the amount of money a company makes after it has paid all expenses. (c) sales: money a company receives from the goods and services it sells.

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(e) goods: things we buy and sell that can be made or grown. 4. Teacher check

5. Answers will vary but should mention that many businesses were unable to raise money and some were forced to close down. This left people unemployed. Unemployed people could no longer afford to spend money and therefore did not buy products. Hence, sales decreased.

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Stock prices in the United States are still 75% below their 1929 peak.

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New York 15 December 1929

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Use the text on page 63 to answer these questions. 1. Describe what happened on Black Tuesday.

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Flow-on effects are things that happen as an indirect result of an another event. The Stock Market Crash in New York in 1929 had flow-on effects that changed the lives of millions of people, not just those who lost money on their shares. Look at the picture below of an Australian family in the early 1930s. Three years before this picture was taken they had a house, money, clothing and food. Flow-on effects of the Wall Street Crash mean they have just been evicted from their house.

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• Reads text and answers questions to demonstrate an understanding of its content.

Australian Prime Minister, RG Menzies, broadcasts that Australia is at war with Germany.

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10–25 December

Japanese invade the Philippines, Guam, British Borneo, Hong Kong, Burma.

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• Researches to locate information about the Battle of Buna-Gona and considers the effect the battles in Papua New Guinea had on Australian troops.

21 January

The Japanese bomb New Guinea for the first time.

February

Singapore falls to Japanese troops.

3 February

Japanese air raids on Port Moresby.

19 February

Darwin is bombed twice by Japanese aircraft.

22 March

Darwin attacked by Japanese aircraft again.

8 May

Battle of the Coral Sea.

2. (a) yes (b) can’t tell or yes (some students may be aware of Australian nicknames)

31 May

Japanese submarines attack Sydney Harbour.

21July

Japanese land at Buna.

26 August

Japanese troops land at Milne Bay and advance up Kokoda Track.

(b) Guinea; three

6 September

Allied forces defeat Japanese at Milne Bay.

• For the student activity on page 69, students may work in pairs to research in the library or on the Internet to gather the information necessary to complete the table. • Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 110.

1. B is the location of Milne Bay

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14 September Japanese troops are now within 30 miles of Port Moresby on the Kokoda Track.

6. Johnny’s heroic efforts to take out three machine gunners.

25 September Japan starts to withdraw along the Kokoda.

• Research to find how the Australian forces held the Japanese at bay on the Kokoda Track.

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16 November Allied forces attack the last Japanese stronghold at the Buna-Gona beachhead. 9 December

• Consider and discuss: ‘How would Australia be different today, if the Japanese had been successful in their invasion of Papua New Guinea?’ • Research to find further information about the Japanese bombings of Darwin in 1942. Present a detailed news report on the events, providing background information covering the reasons why Darwin was a target.

Australian troops take back Gona.

1943 24 January

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Fighting in Papua is reported as officially over.

1945 September

The Japanese surrender.

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After a fierce on-the-ground battle against the Japanese, it is finally over and I should be home soon. I am so tired and many of our men are ill with fever and exhaustion. We were not expected to win the battle at Milne Bay on the south-eastern tip of Papua, but we had to put in our very best effort to defend the three airstrips the Americans were building and Port Morseby or Australia would be under threat of a Japanese invasion—and we just couldn’t allow that to happen.

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The humidity and torrential rain are unbelievable and make fighting in these conditions extremely difficult. We have been in Papua, on the Kokoda Track, since June and have adapted fairly well to the conditions. The jungle is dense, the mud deep and the mountains steep, but our fighting spirit is strong. I think of you and our beautiful daughter, Dorothy, to get me through and I know many of the boys think of their loved ones too. Our ground, air and sea forces all came under one commander, Major-General Cyril Clowes, for this battle to ensure we had the best chance of winning. We worked together with Kittyhawk squadrons and the coastwatchers to use intelligence collected to know where the ‘Kaigun Rikusentai’ (Special Japanese Naval Landing Forces) were at all times. The Japs used their naval expertise to evacuate their men, land reinforcements and collect more supplies at night; but during the day, our Kittyhawks were superior and uncontested in the skies.

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I am so proud of my Australian and US mates, we were the first to defeat the Japs on land, a battle that I’m sure will go down in history. Until I see you again, my darling, keep well and give my love to our daughter. I long to see you both and be the husband and father I promised to be on our wedding day. Love always, Bluey www.ricpublications.com.au

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Use the text on page 67 to answer the questions. 1. Circle the correct location of Milne Bay on this map of Papua New Guinea. 2. Answer ‘yes’, ‘no’ or ‘can’t tell’. (a) The Australians referred to the Japanese troops as ‘Japs’.

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5. What was the purpose of uniting the army, airforce and navy for this battle?

6. Write a brief explanation of what Paragraph 5 is about.

The Japanese landed at Milne Bay on 25 August 1942 in an attempt to attack and secure Port Morseby. After an intense battle, the Japanese retreated on 5 September 1941. The battle lasted only ten days!

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Another significant battle in Papua New Guinea was the Battle of Buna-Gona between November 1942 and January 1943. 1. Research the Battle of Buna-Gona to complete the table. Which countries were involved?

Who initiated the attack?

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1862

25 September Hughes born in London. 1884

Hughes founds and becomes the first president of the national Waterside Workers’ Union.

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Hughes is elected as Labor candidate at the first federal election.

1901–1915

Hughes holds many government positions from minister to deputy leader.

1915–1923

27 October 1915–9 February 1923 1939

Hughes becomes Prime Minister when Andrew Fisher retires.

• The life of John Curtin was not easy. He fought a battle with alcohol from time to time, suffered from health and stress problems, endured long periods of separation from his family and was forced, although essentially a man of peace, to lead a country at war.

• Throughout Perth and Canberra, a large number of things have been named after John Curtin. These include avenues, colleges, houses, universities, civic centres, galleries, libraries, statues, a Federal electorate, an RAAF air base, a railway, a suburb, a bridge, hotel, reserve, fountain, buildings, awards, a school of medical research and, of course, John Curtin House at the Australian Labor Party Headquarters in Canberra.

Hughes is narrowly defeated for United Australia Party leadership (and the office of Prime Minister) by RG Menzies.

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Hughes dies at Lindfield, NSW.

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1952 28 October

• Billy Hughes was well qualified to support the working man. He held a variety of jobs before joining politics including railway tally clerk, rock breaker, boundary rider, blacksmith’s striker, well sinker, farm labourer, swagman, ship’s cook, oven-maker, umbrella mender and a small-business operator. Hughes belonged to many political parties including the Socialist Party, the Labor Party, the Solidarity Labor Party, the Nationalist Party, the Australia Party, the United Australia Party (later the Liberal Party) and the Liberal Party. His main aim was to get legislation passed.

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• Writes examples of difficult decisions which had to be made.

Hughes migrates to Brisbane.

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John Curtin born at Creswick, Victoria.

1898 1911 1917

Curtin leaves school, aged 13.

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Curtin becomes organising secretary of the sawmillers’ union.

World War II breaks out.

1941

Curtin is elected Prime Minister.

1941 7 December The Japanese attack Pearl Harbour. 1943

Conscription is introduced.

1945 5 July

Curtin dies.

John Curtin

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Early life before entering politics

• teacher • held a variety of jobs • union organiser • achieved minimum pay rates and eighthour day

• poor family • sparse education • self-taught • union worker • against conscription – jailed • editor of Westralian Worker

Early political career

• Minister • Attorney-General • Deputy Prime Minister

• won Federal seat of Fremantle twice

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Curtin wins federal seat of Fremantle.

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Year of birth

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Curtin becomes editor of the Westralian Worker.

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• worked for reparation • gained benefits for returned soldiers and their families • introduced preferential voting • gained Australian control over Germany’s interests in New Guinea

• brought home Australian troops in Europe against British opposition • appointed MacArthur in charge of Australian troops in the Pacific region • introduced conscription • set up the Australian economy to support the war effort

• visited troops wearing a slouch hat and earned the name ‘The Little Digger’ • longest-serving member of parliament • only PM to serve on both sides of politics

• died before the end of the war in the Pacific • one of Australia’s greatest Prime Ministers

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Two prominent prime ministers served their term of office during World War I and World War II. They were William Hughes and John Curtin. William Morris Hughes (1862–1952) began his political life as a member of the first federal parliament in 1901.

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Born in London, ‘Billy’ Hughes was employed as a teacher before migrating to Australia where he was employed in a variety of jobs.

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John expanded his knowledge at night by constant reading of political works, novels, essays and poetry. He joined the Political Labor Party and soon developed a reputation as a good speaker. He became involved in various unions and worked for better conditions for workers. He was against conscription during World War I and spent a short time in jail when he failed to enlist.

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Gradually, his interests led him to form a number of labour unions and from there, he joined the Labor Party. He campaigned and won awards, including minimum pay rates and the eight-hour day. He held many offices in parliament, including ministerial positions, AttorneyGeneral and Deputy Prime Minister, until he became Prime Minister in 1915 — a position he held until 1923. During his early political career, he studied law and became a barrister. During his time as prime minister during World War I, he strongly supported Australia’s war effort and was a great believer in conscription (compulsory military service). His belief was so strong that he voted with opposition parties to get legislation through parliament, and even resigned as Prime Minister—before being reinstated—because of it.

John Curtin (1885–1945) was a man from a simple background with a sparse education who was forced by family poverty to start work at the age of 13.

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One of his legislations was to establish preferential voting, a practice which is still in force today. Billy Hughes spent more than 58 years as a member of parliament, setting a record which is unbeaten even today. He was also the only Prime Minister to have served on both sides of politics — Labor and non-Labor.

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During World War II, Curtin criticised the British strategy for the use of Australian troops and, instead, worked closely with US General Douglas MacArthur to defend the Pacific region. One momentous decision was to bring home two divisions of Australian troops from Europe, under extremely unsafe conditions, instead of sending them to Burma as directed by British leader, Churchill.

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Curtin moved to Perth in 1917 to become editor of the Westralian Worker, the official journal of the Labor Party and continued his union work. He won the Federal seat of Fremantle in 1928 and 1929 and in 1941, was sworn in as Prime Minister—an unusual feat for a Western Australian leader.

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Eventually, Curtin also bowed to pressure from both the US and Britain and introduced conscription. During the difficult times of World War II, he geared the economy towards the war effort—manufacturing ammunition, weapons and aircraft and building up the workforce with businessmen, temporary recruits and women. He hoped that after the war, Australia would be free from unemployment and the depression of the 1930s. Curtin died, in office, six weeks before the end of the war in the Pacific. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest of Australia’s Prime Ministers.

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Both Billy Hughes and John Curtin held strong views about conscription (compulsory military service). Curtin originally opposed conscription but was forced by circumstances and political pressure to introduce it. Perhaps because of that fact, he fought very hard to ensure that Australian troops returned safely from the Middle East in 1913. It was stated that he paced the floors in Canberra and did not sleep until the ships arrived safely. He also ensured that General Douglas MacArthur was put in charge of Pacific operations and would protect Australia as an American base. He tried to put the best interests of Australia before his own personal beliefs.

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Time line

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• Reads text and answers questions to demonstrate an understanding of its content. • Completes activities to show understanding of, and empathy for, refugees in Australia.

1956–present day

Civil war between north and south Sudan begins. 1970s 1977–1978

Thirty thousand Ethiopians imprisoned. Half a million people flee country. 1983

Drought causes famine in Sudan; 95 000 (from a population of 3.1 million) die from starvation. 1991

Civil war in Somalia leaves half a million dead or dying from starvation. Hundreds of thousands flee.

• The latest conflict erupted in Sudan in 2003 when rebel groups began attacking the government, claiming that the government was oppressing the black African population in favour of the Arab population.

• Sadly, most of Darfur is inaccessible to aid workers and the relief of food, water and medicine is not reaching the refugees. Everyone fears for their safety as rebel groups, such as the janjaweed, terrorise those who leave the camp for water or food. Some say they also enter the refugees’ camps, causing many deaths and other atrocities. The United Nations Security Council has approved a peacekeeping force of 26 000 soldiers to be sent to Darfur, Sudan, to protect the civilians. At this time, it is unknown when the force will be deployed.

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• Most of the Australian Sudanese population have arrived on a humanitarian visa. Visa holders are entitled to permanent residency, onshore family reunification and, eventually, citizenship. For many Sudanese Australians, it will be the first time they have ever held citizenship papers.

2000

Estimated 500 000 Sudanese in refugee camps in surrounding countries. 2003

• In 2007, the Australian government cut the number of African refugees permitted into the country from 70% of the total number of refugees to 30%, claiming that people from the Middle East and Indonesia are in more need of Australia’s assistance.

• The texts on page 75 are fictional newspaper articles. Newspaper articles which report on an event firsthand are valuable primary sources of information.

Australia

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 111.

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Australian government cuts African immigration numbers from 70% to 30% of total refugees accepted. United Nations approves a peacekeeping force of 26 000 soldiers to be sent to Darfur, Sudan. Date of deployment unknown.

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7. The fighting interferes in the production and distribution of food.

8. Not safe to walk around camp at night or leave camp, usually hungry with no firewood to cook food or money to buy it. 9. (a)–(d) Answers will vary

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• Use the Internet to create a list of 10 facts about Sudan, Sudanese people and their way of life and culture.

• Imagine you are a student in a new school where all the teachers and students speak a different language from you and every word you see is written in a language you do not understand. Write a poem describing your feelings. Include ideas which might help you to feel happier at the school. • Choose a different African country and learn about its history. Present a brief oral presentation to the class describing what you have learned. • In a small group, role-play you and your family arriving in Australia for the very first time. What would you say to each other? What would be the first things you notice about Australia?

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Read the two newspaper articles about refugees from Sudan, Africa.

Melbourne Gazette

January 2007

CONFLICT IN SUDAN LEAVES MILLIONS AS REFUGEES

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Sudan is a country in the north-east of Africa—a country familiar with war. The civil war between the north and south of Sudan began in 1956 and continues today.

Many Sudanese people have experienced terrifying and tragic events such as witnessing the death of a loved one from violence or hunger. Some have been tortured. Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese have fled their country—many to Uganda and Ethiopia. Some have travelled as far as Australia to seek safety and a new life.

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Over 1.8 million people live in makeshift shelters in refugee camps in Darfur, Sudan. Here they wait for the fighting to end so they can return to their villages. Some have been waiting for 20 years.

In 2003 a new conflict erupted between the Muslim government and non-Muslim rebel groups. Some reports estimate the conflicts have caused two million deaths— some through violence, others through starvation. The fighting interferes in the production and distribution of food; most often it is the people in the refugee camps who go hungry.

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When Ashaki arrived in Melbourne from Sudan, Africa, she felt completely safe for the first time in her life.

the country, with the majority living in Melbourne and Sydney.

Ashaki is 15 years old. The last 10 years of her life have been spent in a refugee camp in Darfur, Sudan. She can not remember the village her family lived in before that.

Arriving in a new country, faced with finding a house to rent, enrolling in schools and seeking employment is an enormous challenge when you don’t understand and can’t read English!

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‘You could not walk around the camp at night or leave the camp. It was not safe’, Ashaki explains. ‘We were often hungry. You had to buy firewood to cook your food and we had no money for wood.’ Ashaki and her family arrived in Melbourne two years ago. Since then, many cousins, friends and other relatives have joined them.

Since 1991, hundreds of Sudanese families have escaped their war-ravaged homeland and fled as refugees to Australia. More than 8000 Sudanese Australians populate

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Ashaki explains, ‘Luckily we saw posters about a group called SAIL—Sudanese Australian Integrated Learning. Every Saturday morning we are picked up and taken to a centre to learn and improve our English—even Mum! We play games, go on excursions and camps, and meet other Sudanese families. It is fun and helps my family and me fit in to the Australian way of life’.

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Use the text on page 75 to answer the questions. 1. Where is the country of Sudan located? (a) North-west Africa

(b) North-east Africa

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2. In what year did the conflict between the government and rebel groups begin? (a) 1956

(b) 1983

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3. Approximately how many Sudanese people now call Australia their home? (a) 2000

(b) 5000

4. Uganda and Ethiopia are countries on which continent? (b) Europe

5. List three of the challenges refugee families arriving in Australia face. • • •

6. Explain why a new conflict erupted in Sudan in 2003.

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(b) when they learned they were going to Australia to live. (c) when they arrived in Australia.

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1. (a) Read the second verse of Australia’s national anthem—Advance Australia Fair. You can view the lyrics of the anthem at <http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/ symbols/anthem.cfm#download>. (b) Explain what you think the fourth and fifth lines of the second verse mean. Use a dictionary to help you.

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2. Write a new stanza for the national anthem which is more specific to refugees fleeing their country and finding safety in Australia. For example, the first line could be: ‘We welcome you with open arms.’

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Time line 1861 Edith Cowan born.

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1872 1915

Cowan is appointed to bench of Children’s Court. 1920

Cowan becomes early female Justice of the Peace. Cowan is awarded an OBE.

• The current $50 and $100 banknotes, like the other Australian banknotes, are made from polymer. Australia developed polymer note technology and is currently exporting it to more than 20 nations around the world. Polymer notes last four times longer than paper notes, with the lower denominations generally not lasting as long as the lesser-used higher denominations.

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David Unaipon born.

• Students should use the Reserve Bank website to complete the activity on page 81 about the $100 note. There is also a biography link for them to use, though they may wish to use another site or resource for this part.

Western Australia passes legislation to allow women to stand for parliament.

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 111.

1921

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Cowan becomes first female member of an Australian parliament.

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Unaipon’s first works are published.

3. (a) False

Unaipon assists in the Bleakley inquiry into Aboriginal welfare. 1932

(b) first female Justice of the Peace/first woman member of an Australian parliament

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Australia changes from pounds sterling to decimal currency. Unaipon dies. 1973 First $50 note issued.

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1. the words ‘FIFTY DOLLARS’/Southern Cross image in clear window

• Go to the website: <http://www. rba.gov.au/Museum/index.html> to experience a virtual tour of the Museum of Australian Currency Notes.

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• Make a list of all the social reforms and organisations Edith Cowan founded, instigated or achieved for women and children’s rights and education. • Find out more about David Unaipon’s achievements and read some of his publications.

David Unaipon Award and Annual Unaipon Lecture is established.

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Every Australian banknote includes a portrait of a prominent Australian on each side with related images. Each person depicted has contributed in some way to the development of the nation. The current $50 banknote was first issued in October 1995, although the first version of the note appeared in October 1973. The $50 note has many security features to try to prevent counterfeit notes from being printed. These include a clear window with an image of the Southern Cross printed in it, the words ‘FIFTY DOLLARS’ microprinted on it, raised printing on parts of the note, images that appear when it is held to the light, multi-coloured line patterns, serial numbers printed on the back of the note and a watermark.

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Contains images related to Aboriginal writer, public speaker and inventor, David Unaipon.

Contains images related to Edith Cowan, social worker and politician.

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• Cowan’s portrait

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• Unaipon’s portrait

• WA Parliament House as it looked in Cowan’s time

• diagrams based on drawings from his invention of an improved handpiece for shearing

• Cowan speaking from a lectern

• extract from his story Legendary tales of the Australian Aborigines

• image of foster mother and children, representing Cowan’s concern with social issues

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and master of the Supreme Court. After he was appointed police magistrate, Edith became very interested in social issues and injustices in the legal system, especially those dealing with women and children. She worked voluntarily in a large number of organisations (many of which she founded) and helped make important reforms for women, children and education. Edith was appointed to the bench of the newly-formed Children’s Court in 1915, where she sat for 18 years. In 1920, she became the first female Justice of the Peace and was appointed an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for her work in the Red Cross and other activities during World War I. In 1921, Edith became the first woman member of an Australian parliament, winning the seat of West Perth.

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(a) Unaipon and Cowan were born in the 18th century.

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Portuguese colonise Timor and use the island as source of sandalwood. 1749

1975

August

Portuguese administration withdraws from East Timor.

December

Indonesia invades and annexes East Timor as its 27th province.

1979

US supplies weapons to Afghanistan to fight the Soviets. 1988

Afghanistan, USSR, the US and Pakistan sign peace agreements, Soviet Union begins pulling out troops from Afghanistan. 1996

Taliban seize control of Kabul and introduce a hardline version of Islam, banning women from work and introducing harsh Islamic punishments.

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September

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 112. Page 84

1. Answers will vary. Possible answers include to support its ally the USA, to overthrow the cruel Taliban government, because Iraq would not hand over Osama bin Laden.

1980–1981

January

• Despite humble beginnings as a small nation dependent on Britain in 1901, Australia has become an increasingly prominent presence in conflicts and political events around the world. Australia has played a constructive role in peacekeeping throughout South-East Asia and the world, contributing to over 30 peace operations since World War II. Australia has also been beside the USA in every battle the USA has been involved in since WWII. Not all Australians agree with the Government’s decisions to become involved in armed conflict, especially in Afghanistan and Iraq in the last two decades.

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Afghan army faces collapse. Soviet Union sends in troops.

1999

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• Decides whether, as Prime Minister of Australia, they would have sent troops to Iraq and explain their choice.

Result of East Timor independence referendum shows 78% of voters favour independence.

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US, Britain launch air strikes against Afghanistan after Taliban refuse to hand over Osama bin Laden. 2003

3. Answers will vary.

4. Answers will vary but should include details of opposition to Indonesian rule, strong resistance, the referendum, actions of the militias requiring a UN peacekeeping force led by Australia to restore order, quell militia activities, and oversee the transfer of power to the East Timorese from Indonesia. 5. guerilla: a member of a ‘volunteer’ or irregular army that fights by sabotage and harassment; Taliban: an Islamic movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, currently engaged in fighting Allied forces in Afghanistan. puritanical: very rigidly conservative moral and social views.

militant: a person engaged in aggressive combat, or soldiers who do not belong to an established army.

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2. The Taliban is a Muslim group that seized control of Kabul in 1996, introduced harsh laws, treated women particularly badly, and committed many human rights abuses.

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• Reads a text about Australia’s international political involvement and answers questions to show an understanding of the content.

March

Invasion of Iraq by the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.

December

US forces capture Saddam Hussein alive.

al Queda: an international terrorist network started by Osama bin Laden.

6. Coalition of the Willing

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• Women now carry out most tasks in the Australian Defence Force, but there are still some frontline tasks which they do not carry out. Discuss the role of women in wars throughout history. • Hold a class debate for and against Australian involvement in a current conflict.

June 2005 Remaining Australian peacekeepers leave East Timor. December 2006 Saddam Hussein found guilty and executed. August 2007 Xanana Gusmao is named Prime Minister of East Timor, prompting violent protests.

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Australia first participated internationally during World War I in support of Britain. Close ties were formed with the United States during World War II, and this relationship is in part responsible for Australia’s involvement in a number of international political events in the 21st century. In recent times Australia has been involved in major events in South-East Asia and the Middle East, the latter against opposition from many Australians.

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Time line 1947

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• Reads and comprehends information about the Snowy Mountains Scheme. • Completes a cloze to read about the lives of people on the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

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• Many major advances resulted from the construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. The Scheme used Australia’s first transistorised computer, ‘Snowcom’, from 1960 to 1967, for engineering and design calculations and, largely as a result of ‘Snowcom’, the Snowy Mountains Scheme was completed on time and within the budget of A$820 million (equivalent to about AUD$6 billion in 2004). The Scheme also developed safer, cheaper construction methods and set new standards in occupational health and safety. Rockbolting was used to support rock in tunnel walls and wearing seatbelts in all Snowy Mountains Authority vehicles was compulsory in 1960, 10 years before it was introduced for the rest of Australia.

7 July

Commonwealth Parliament passes the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Power Act, establishing the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority to operate the Scheme.

17 October

Construction begins.

1954

Guthega power station completed.

• About 121 workers were killed during construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme — most due to tunnelling accidents.

1958

Tumut 1 power station completed.

Tumut 2 power station completed.

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1966, April

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1967

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Blowering and Murray 1 power station completed.

1. (a) emergency

1969

(b) wound

Murray 2 power station completed.

1974

(d) snowplough

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The Snowy Water Inquiry is established by the New South Wales and Victorian governments to find ways to balance environmental, economic and social factors associated with the Scheme.

(j) bulldozer

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2. Teacher check

Water levels in the Scheme reach their lowest on record as a result of prolonged drought conditions.

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• In 1967, the Snowy Mountains Scheme was voted one of the seven civil engineering wonders of the modern world by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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A committee of Commonwealth and state representatives is formed to examine the development of water resources in the Snowy Mountains region.

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(l) tunnel

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The Snowy Mountains Scheme – 1 As early as the 1880s, ideas were considered about how Australia, and in particular the drier western regions and farming areas, would cope with the disastrous effects of drought.The concept of diverting water from the Murray, Murrumbidgee, Snowy and Tumut rivers was considered a possibility.

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the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Seven townships and over 100 temporary camps were established during construction. At the completion of the project in 1974, after 25 years, the majority of migrants remained in Australia and became citizens, forever changing Australia from an Anglo-Celtic-based culture to a multicultural society.

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In 1949, construction commenced on the Snowy Mountains Scheme. The purpose of the Scheme was to collect water from melting snow and rain in the Snowy Mountains and divert it, through tunnels, and store it in dams. The water would then be used by power stations to create electricity. The water would finally flow into the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Snowy Rivers and be used for irrigation of farms and household water for areas of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

Hydroelectricity is a clean, environmentally-friendly form of power. However, some environmental issues arose in relation to the construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme in Kosciuszko National Park. As dams were built, the ecosystems of some plants and animals were affected. Diverting and storing water changed the rivers in the Scheme and the lower areas of the rivers, in particular, were affected.

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In 1998, the Snowy Water Inquiry was established to try to increase the percentage of original flow of the rivers from one to twenty-one per cent by 2010, and eventually to twenty-eight per cent. The Inquiry also considered implementing watersaving projects to ensure that farmers who relied on the Scheme for irrigation did not suffer water shortages.

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1. People who go from one country to settle in another

2. Electric energy derived from the energy of falling water

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9. Artificial channels for conducting water from a distance 10. Coming together after being separated

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‘Kiwi’ Jack, Dr Ina and the baby 1. Complete the cloze to read about life on The Snowy Mountains Scheme. post

tunnel

emergency

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With her medical kit strapped firmly to her back and her skis in place, she set out across the snow to the construction site, while the ambulance followed the

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seven weeks later with the top of his head

stitched firmly in place. * Dr Ina Berents was a Rumanian who had migrated to Australia with her husband, Derek, an engineer.

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Time line 1814

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• Reads text and answers questions to demonstrate an understanding of its content.

The first ‘native institution’ set up in Parramatta to ‘civilise’ Aboriginal children. Children trained as guides, servants and farm labourers. 1886

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Legislation passes in all Australian States authorising the removal of children from Aboriginal families. 1905

The Chief Protector of Aborigines in WA is made the legal guardian of every Western Australian Indigenous person under 16. 1915

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Aborigines Protection Board removes Indigenous children from their families as part of a policy known as ‘resocialisation’.

• Conducts research to discover information about the historic Mabo vs Queensland court case.

• Page 93: Edward Koiki Mabo was born in 1936 on the island of Mer, one of the Murray Islands of the Torres Strait. Six months after his death, the High Court ruled in favour of Mabo and the other plaintiffs. For the first time, the High Court legally recognised that Indigenous people had ownership of the land prior to European settlement. The concept of terra nullius (land belonging to no-one), which was used to allow British colonisation in 1788, was now void in some areas.

Appointment of Mr Auber Octavius (AO) Neville as Chief Protector of Aboriginal people in Western Australia.

• The text on page 91 is a report which is a secondary source. Information from personal interviews between the author of Follow the rabbit proof fence, Doris Pilkington, and journalists have been used to write this report.

1918

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 113.

Moore River Native Settlement in WA opens.

Answers

Molly Craig, Daisy Burungu and Gracie Fields escape from the Moore River Settlement and walk 1600 kilometres to their home in Jigalong, evading both police and trackers. 1937

1. (a) 3 and a half, 12, 18

(b) 1962, 25

(d) 100 000, 1969

(e) 1996, 2002

2. Her mother could carry only one child and took baby Annabelle with her. 3. She was no longer able to speak the native language of her family.

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4. Listening to her mother and her Aunty Daisy tell stories of their childhood.

5. The term ‘stolen generation’ refers to the 100 000 or more Aboriginal children who were forcibly removed from their parents for various reasons from 1889 to 1969, and placed in government institutions.

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Policies regarding removal of Aboriginal children abolished when the Aborigines Welfare Board (formerly the Aborigines Protection Board) is abolished.

6. Answers will vary.

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• Conduct research and write a report about the controversial figure, AO Neville, the Chief Protector of Aborigines in Western Australia at the time. Include some of his ideas and theories about assimilating Aboriginal children into ‘white’ society. Add your own opinions to your report.

The Mabo Native Title case begins. 1998 The first Sorry Day happens on 26 May. 1999

Federal Parliament passes an historic declaration of ‘deep and sincere regret’ for past injustices to Aborigines. It does not mention the ‘stolen generation’.

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• On a blank map of Australia, draw the rabbit proof fence. Find out its history and purpose. • Search the Internet to find out more about ‘Sorry Day’. Write a letter to your principal suggesting ways to commemorate/celebrate Sorry Day in your school (26 May).

2004 Molly Craig passes away at Jigalong, WA. 2008 Federal Parliament offers an official apology to the ‘stolen generations’ on behalf of the Australian Government.

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Doris Pilkington Garimara: Rabbit proof fence – 1 Profile Doris Pilkington Garimara Nugi Garimara North Western Australian settlement of Jigalong in 1937 Royal Perth Hospital – nursing Curtin University – journalism WA Institute of Film and Television – film/video production Nurse, Indigenous author

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Reunion In 1962, at the age of 25, Doris found her parents again. They reunited at Jigalong, where Doris also met her aunties, cousins and grannies. Sadly, as she could no longer speak her native Aboriginal language, Mardudjara, conversing with her family was difficult at first.

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Rabbit proof fence After subsequent visits, Doris learned more about her mother’s childhood. At about 13, Molly, her little sister Daisy and a young cousin, Gracie, had been taken to the Moore River Settlement—nine years before Doris was taken there.

In 1931, the three girls escaped the institution. Molly, then about 14, decided that as Jigalong (their home) was by the rabbit proof fence, they should walk east to the www.ricpublications.com.au

In the early 1900s, legislation was passed in all Australian states and territories which gave government authorities the power to take mixedrace Indigenous children from their families. The government’s aim was to remove children from their culture and to raise them as ‘white’ so they would better fit into European society.

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years old when taken to Moore River. She arrived at the Roelands Native Mission

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which was

2. Why was Doris left at the Moore River Settlement even though her mother escaped?

3. What challenge did Doris face when meeting with her family for the first time in 21 years?

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In 1992, an historic court case in Queensland caused a media frenzy about all issues relating to Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia. As a result, the Australian public learned about the earlier government practices concerning the removal of Aboriginal children from their families. These children were called by some the ‘stolen generation’. The court case concerned the reclaiming of native land by a group of Torres Strait Islanders, including Eddie Mabo.

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What is native title?

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Time line 1919

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Australia becomes a member of the International Labor Organisation (ILO). 1939

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Australia enters into the ANZAC pact with New Zealand. 1945

1 November

Australia becomes a member of the United Nations.

1950

January

Australia puts forth the Colombo Plan to strengthen economic and social development of member countries in the Asia-Pacific Region.

1951

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Australia becomes a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

• Completes a table outlining a global issue which is important to him/her and devises a campaign to educate the public.

• The League of Nations was the predecessor of the United Nations. It was founded in 1918 at the end of the First World War with 42 members. The United Nations then took over from the League of Nations in 1945 with 51 members; taking with them many of the original ideals of the League of Nations. • Information found on the UNICEF Australia website may be helpful when completing the student activity on page 97. <http://www.unicef.org.au/default.asp> • Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 113.

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1. (a) a treaty among three or more nations

1959 1 December

Australia becomes part of the ANZUS treaty.

(b) to agree in full

Australia signs the Antarctic Treaty.

2. (a) No governing body has the power to enforce treaty obligations. it is up to the goodwill of each nation to work together to make the treaty work.

1971 Australia becomes a member of the Pacific Islands forum.

(b) Treaties are negotiated by governments; once an agreement is reached, it is up to each government to decide whether to enter the treaty based on its own best interest.

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Free trade agreement between Australia and Singapore comes into effect.

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3. (i) Financial support

• Research to find out what the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ means for Australia. Will it be beneficial or a costly and ineffective exercise?

• Debate: ‘Australia should hold more power within the United Nations than New Zealand because it is a larger nation’.

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Australia and the United Nations – 1

As small (in population) and isolated as Australia is, it is a major player in matters of global importance and participates in more than 900 treaties.

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Treaties are international agreements concluded between nations in written form and governed by international law. They are negotiated by governments and once agreement is reached, each government then decides whether or not it will become a party to the treaty. Treaties are entered into by various nations based on their own nation’s best interests. No governing body has the power to enforce treaty obligations; it is up to the goodwill of each nation to work together to make the treaty work. Sometimes the Federal government incorporates components of a treaty into Australian law in order to benefit the people.

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Australia is one of the founding members of the United Nations and has therefore played a significant role in the decision-making process of various treaties. Being a member since 1 November 1945, Australia has been party to many decisions and ratified many protocols. Some of these include the following.

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Treaties come in many shapes and sizes. Some are bilateral (between two nations) while others are multilateral (among three or more nations). They can be designed to help nations achieve common goals; for example, space travel and study, climate change, study in Antarctica, telecommunications and trade. Other treaties help to set rules for international behaviour during wartime, while others deal with human rights, terrorism and drug trafficking.

Australia has been involved in more than 40 peacekeeping operations in more than 20 different conflicts, beginning in 1947 in Indonesia. Approximately 15 000 Australians have worked to observe, aid and support ceasefires, clear landmines, return refugees to their homeland and provide humanitarian aid.

Australia supports the rights of children worldwide through its involvement with UNICEF since the early 1970s. Health, education, equality and protection for every child throughout the world is the motto and the Australian arm of this organisation works to support this at home by ensuring Indigenous Australian children have access to education, quality health resources, equal rights and a safe environment.

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The Australian government works toward eradicating and preventing the unnecessary transfer of diseases through its work with WHO (formed in 1948). The Federal government provides funds to support the important work of WHO which relates directly to the Australian public, such as cancer research, chemical safety, monitoring avian influenza (bird flu), being prepared for possible pandemics, prevention of avoidable blindness, tobacco control, improvements in diet and physical activity and laboratory biosafety.

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Use the text on page 95 to answer the questions. 1. Explain these terms as they are used in the text. (a) multilateral: (b) ratified: (c) concluded:

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(a) If a nation does not follow its treaty obligations the United Nations imposes huge fines.

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UNICEF not only works to support and help children around the world, it also provides a platform for children and young adults to have their say on global issues. 1. Consider a global issue which is important to you. Complete the table below. Issue:

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How can UNICEF Australia help?

Possible solutions:

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How would it benefit children around the world?

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Time line 1783

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• Reads text and answers questions about arguments for and against an Australian republic.

USA gains independence from Britain and becomes a federal republic. 1788 1901

Australian Federation and the first parliament. 1922

Southern Ireland (Eire) gains independence from Britain and becomes a republic. 1947

India gains independence from Britain. 1948

Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) gains independence from Britain and becomes a republic. 1961

• A monarchy is one of the oldest forms of government. Until the late 1700s, most countries were governed by monarchs. Since that time, most have been replaced by republics with an elected president as head of government. Most countries that have remained monarchies today have become constitutional monarchies, where the real power is held by a democratically-elected government and the monarch is, in reality, a figurehead, with few powers except for ceremonial duties.

• The Constitution is the highest law in Australia and to change, alter or add to the Federal Constitution there must be a national referendum. A referendum must achieve a majority of votes in four of the six states, as well as a majority in the total national vote. A referendum must be passed by both houses of parliament or be presented by the Governor-General before it can be voted on. This will need to happen if Australia is to become a republic. A plebiscite on the Republic has also been suggested. This is a direct vote by eligible electors but is not constitutionally-binding like a referendum. It would give the public a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ say about a republic and discussion about the form a republic would take could be followed from a ‘yes’ decision or dismissed for a significant time for a no decision.

South Africa gains independence from Britain and becomes a republic. 1963

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Australia becomes a penal colony ruled by a Governor.

• Plans and writes an exposition on his or her point of view on the republic debate.

Kenya gains independence from Britain and becomes a republic.

• In 1999, a referendum was held on a republic and changes to the preamble of the Constitution. The ‘No’ side to the republic question received 54.4% of the vote.

• Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 114.

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1. (a) a monarch is the head of state and Prime Minister head of government

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2. (a) They think it should not be someone who inherited the title but an Australian who deserves the position.

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Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, dismisses the Whitlam government, creating a constitutional crisis.

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• Conduct a class debate or mini-debate between two students on the referendum issue.

The Seychelles gain independence from Britain and becomes a republic. 1999 Referendum on republic and change to preamble of the Constitution held. Both are defeated.

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• Find out which members of the Commonwealth became republics and when; e.g. India in 1950, South Africa in 1961 and Fiji in 1970, and which members of the Commonwealth have remained constitutional monarchies; e.g. New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, Tonga and New Guinea.

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The republic debate – 1

Australia is a constitutional monarchy, where the monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) is the head of state (the nation as a whole), and the Prime Minister is the head of government. Australia’s system is modelled on the British system because the first white settlers came from Britain. As the monarch does not live in Australia, a Governor-General is appointed to represent the monarch. A republic is a nation where the head of state is a citizen of that country and not chosen, like the Queen, because of inheriting the position. Many people, called ‘republicans’, believe that Australia should become a republic. Many others, called ‘monarchists’, do not believe Australia should become a republic. Below are some arguments supporting each view. Arguments against:

• The Australian head of state should be an Australian citizen, someone who deserves the position and knows what it is like to be Australian, not someone who inherited the title. • The Australian head of state should be someone whose first allegiance is to Australia, not to Britain.

• Although a monarch is head of state, the Governor-General fulfils this role and all those appointed since 1965 have been Australian. The only constitutional duty the monarch performs is the appointment of the Governor-General, which is strictly on the advice of the Prime Minister.

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• Australia’s British heritage is an important part of its identity and ties that are broken will have an influence on how Australians view their heritage.

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• Australia is now a multicultural country, with people whose origins are from all over the world, not just Britain as was the case with early white settlement. The British monarchy is seen as irrelevant to many of these people and also to many of British ancestory from generations past. The royal system is outdated.

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• A lot of taxpayers’ money will be wasted on becoming a republic—cost of having a referendum to vote on a republic, cost of changing currency and stationery etc.

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• To be seen as a truly independent nation in the eyes of the world and, in particular, the Asia-Pacific region, Australia should become a republic.

• Australia is increasingly looking to Asian countries as trade partners and not to Britain as in the past. Britain is continuing to strengthen ties with the European Union. • The percentage of people favouring a monarchy is continuing to decrease while the percentage favouring a republic is increasing. It is inevitable Australia will become a republic. www.ricpublications.com.au

• People who have emigrated to Australia from unstable republics have welcomed the stable form of government under a constitutional monarchy.

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The republic debate – 2 Answer the questions about the text on page 99.

Constitutional Monarchy or Republic?

1. Write a definition for these terms. (a) constitutional monarchy

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2. (a) Why do republicans think the head of state should be an Australian citizen?

(b) What do monarchists say in reply to that statement?

3. Circle ‘R’ if a republican would have made the statement below or ‘M’ if a monarchist would have made it. (b) ‘We should be seen as an independent nation in the eyes of the world.’

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(e) ‘The system is irrelevant as we are a multicultural country.’

(f) ‘Our head of state should show first allegiance to Australia.’

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4. Write the number of each bullet point you consider to be the most important argument FOR and AGAINST becoming a republic and the reasons you chose that statement. (a) FOR: Bullet point

(b) AGAINST: Bullet point

During a visit to Australia in 2000, Queen Elizabeth II was reported to have said, ‘I have always made it clear that the future of the monarchy in Australia is an issue for you, the Australian people, and you alone to decide by democratic and constitutional means. It should not be otherwise’.

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What is your view on Australia becoming a republic? Are you FOR or AGAINST it? Read and discuss page 99 with your class and discuss other arguments for and against a republic. Then plan and write an exposition expressing your point of view on the topic. Title:

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Introduction: State the issue and your point of view.

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3. Desert groups used heavy boomerangs because the animals were: (a) soft and fluffy (b) large (c) small

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4. People in the south built stronger, more permanent shelters because it was: (a) fun to do (b) hot (c) cooler

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1. Van Diemen’s Land is now called: (a) Sydney (b) Victoria

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3. Bass disappeared on a ship called: (a) Ventricle (b) Venus

4. Bass and Flinders sailed around Van Diemen’s Land: (a) anticlockwise (b) clockwise

5. On their explorations around Sydney, Bass and Flinders took with them: (a) a dog (b) a young servant (c) British flag 6. The boat Tom Thumb was less than: (a) three metres long (b) two metres long

7. Bass Strait was named after George Bass by: (a) the Queen of England (b) Matthew Flinders

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1. The First Fleet arrived in Australia on: (a) 13 May 1787 (b) 26 January 1788

2. The purpose of the First Fleet was to set up a: (a) penal colony (b) retreat for artists

3. The commander of the First Fleet was: (a) Captain James Cook (b) Captain Arthur Phillip

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4. Arthur Bowes Smyth was the (a) government artist (b) botanist

on board Lady Penrhyn. (c) surgeon

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7. Arthur Bowes Smyth left Sydney Cove in 1789 to return to: (a) India (b) China (c) England

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3. A common term of transportation was: (a) life (b) seven years

4. The first man to brew beer in the new colony was: (a) James Bloodsworth (b) Henry Kable

5. The first master bricklayer was: (a) John Baughan (b) James Bloodsworth

6. Which convict was given a state funeral when he died? (a) John Baughan (b) James Squire

7. Which convict was the grandfather of the first Australian Premier of New South Wales? (a) Mary Bryant (b) James Squire (c) Henry Kable

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1. In what year did the Myall Creek massacre occur? (a) 1738 (b) 1838 (c) 1938 2. Which phrase would most British settlers not use to describe Aboriginal Australians? (a) held in high regard (b) primitive (c) no right to land

4. Why were the stockmen seeking revenge on Aboriginal people? (a) Aboriginals had killed their families (b) Aboriginals had killed their cattle (c) Aboriginals had stolen their food

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5. How many Aboriginal people were massacred? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 28 6. What was the view of the majority of British settlers towards the accused men? (a) they should be hanged (b) they should not be on trial (c) they should be forgiven

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1. The colony of Perth was first settled by the British in which decade? (a) 1820s (b) 1830s (c) 1840s

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3. How many children did Ellen Stirling have once arriving on the west coast of Australia? (a) one (b) two (c) three 4. How many miles did the Molloys travel to reach the Blackwood River area? (a) 50 miles (b) 100 miles (c) 200 miles

5. Who proclaimed the new British colony to be called Perth? (a) John Molloy (b) Ellen Stirling (c) James Stirling 6. Who collected specimens of native plants and seeds? (a) John Molloy (b) Georgiana Molloy

7. In the beginning, the new British colony of Perth struggled due to the: (a) failing crops (b) oppressive heat (c) local Aboriginal inhabitants

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1. Lachlan Macquarie was born in 1762 in: (a) England (b) Ireland

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4. In which year was Australia’s very first bank, the Bank of New South Wales, opened? (a) 1807 (b) 1817 (c) 1827

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5. Most of the public works constructed in New South Wales were built by: (a) British convicts (b) Irish convicts (c) British and Irish convicts

6. The centre of the Spanish coin used as currency and valued at fifteen pence was called what? (a) The hole (b) The dump (c) The middle 7. How old was Lachlan Macquarie when he died? (a) 62 (b) 72

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1. When European settlers first arrived, they knew: (a) all about the land (b) about an inland sea

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3. The physical barrier preventing exploration to the west was: (a) The Great Wall of China (b) fear (c) the Blue Mountains 4. Charles Sturt was responsible for dispelling the myth of: (a) a reef of gold (b) an inland sea

5. Ludwig Leichhardt explored regions of Queensland and: (a) Sydney (b) Darwin

6. Early settlers began to worry about water supplies after experiencing: (a) drought (b) famine (c) a large storm 7. Some of the settlers in Sydney believed the Blue Mountains were: (a) improbable (b) impassable (c) important

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1 . Who made the first discovery of gold in Victoria? (a) Paddy Hannan (b) John Dunlop

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4 . In which year did the railway reach Ballarat? (a) 1862 (b) 1854

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7 . Where is the Golden Mile? (a) Boulder

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5 . Where did Paddy Hannan make his gold discovery in Western Australia? (a) Perth (b) Mount Charlotte (c) Fremantle

1. Which natural resource was not used by traditional Aboriginal Australians? (a) tin (b) ochre (c) flint

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4. What is the name of Australia’s huge diamond mine? (a) Northwest Shelf (b) Argyle 5. What is one problem with uranium mining? (a) Australia’s reserves are low-cost (c) it makes a cheap source of electricity

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6. Off which coast is Australia’s largest offshore gas fields? (a) Victorian (b) Tasmanian

7. How many uranium mines are currently in production? (a) three (b) none

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1. The first sugar cane in Australia came from: (a) England (b) South Africa

2. The sugar cane grown at Port Macquarie: (a) came from Norfolk Island (b) came from Sydney

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3. Louis Hope was known as the ‘Father of Australia’s Sugar Cane Industry’ because he: (a) planted the first cane (b) sold the first cane (c) had lots of children

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6. Sugar cane harvesting became more efficient when cane farmers used: (a) European workers (b) mechanical harvesters (c) Kanakas

7. The main concern about cane toads in Australia is that they: (a) lay lots of eggs (b) are toxic to other animals (c) can hop fast

1. Samuel Morse invented the telegraph in: (a) 1844 (b) 1888

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3. The person responsible for the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line was: (a) Charles Sturt (b) John Stuart (c) Charles Todd 4. Wooden poles were replaced with iron ones because of: (a) the heat (b) bushfires

5. The East-West Telegraph Line went between: (a) Perth and Sydney (b) Melbourne and Adelaide

6. Messages between Perth and Adelaide had to be resent in different code at: (a) Eucla (b) Port Adelaide (c) Adelaide 7. The men constructing the Overland Telegraph Line worked mostly with: (a) heavy machinery (b) their hands (c) chainsaws

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1. Which person is thought most responsible for federating the colonies in 1901? (a) Duncan Gilles (b) John Howard (c) Sir Henry Parkes 2. What position did Sir Henry Parkes hold in 1880? (a) Premier of New South Wales (b) Prime Minister of Australia

3. Two common problems which the colonies faced before Federation were: (a) unrest and labour strikes (b) war and depression (c) tariffs and trade

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4. Which two countries were asked to join the Commonwealth of Australia but did not? (a) New Guinea and Indonesia (b) New Zealand and Fiji (c) Victoria and Tasmania

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5. What was the name of the well-known speech given by Sir Henry Parkes? (a) the Corowa Speech (b) the Federation Oration (c) the Tenterfield Oration

6. In what two years were the most important conferences or conventions held to advance Federation? (a) 1890 and 1891 (b) 1900 and 1901 (c) 1880 and 1881 7. What was the date that the Commonwealth of Australia was to ‘come into being’? (a) 26 January 1788 (b) 1 January 1901 (c) 29 April 1770

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1. Before Federation, how many colonies did Australia consist of? (a) seven (b) three (c) six

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5. What is the leader of a state government called? (a) prime minister (b) mayor

6. In which area would a federal government make laws? (a) foreign affairs (b) street lighting

7. In which area would a state government not make laws? (a) roads (b) immigration

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1. How far did the trenches of the Western Front stretch? (a) 800 miles (b) 800 km

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4. For how long did the Battle of Fromelles last? (a) 27 days (b) 27 weeks

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5. How much ground did the Allies gain during the battle of Fromelles? (a) 400 metres (b) 50 metres (c) none

7. Which plant represents each unidentified soldier who lie beneath the lawns at the VC Corner Cemetery? (a) rosebush (b) poppy (c) passion flower

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4. At the time of the Wall Street Crash in 1929, unemployment in Australia was: (a) unheard of (b) very low (c) high 5. The main reason people and businesses buy shares is to: (a) make money (b) make pizza

6. The Wall Street Crash affected: (a) just The United States (b) mostly South America

7. Two thousand shares at $2.50 each are worth a total of: (a) $3500 (b) $4000

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2. The writer of the letter was part of the: (a) army (b) navy

3. The Americans were building: (a) a naval landing base at Milne Bay

(b) new offices in Port Morseby

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6. Troops fighting in Papua New Guinea were in: (a) good health and spirits (b) poor health and spirits

7. Johnny’s war effort was: (a) heroic

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4. Billy Hughes set a record for: (a) being the tallest prime minister

(b) being a member of parliament for 58 years

(d) being a member of so many different parties

5. During which war was John Curtin Prime Minister of Australia? (a) the Vietnam War (b) World War I (c) World War II 6. John Curtin was originally against: (a) reparation (b) conscription

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1. Where is the country of Sudan located? (a) North Africa (b) North-west Africa

2. When did the civil war begin in Sudan? (a) 1956 (b) 1983

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(b) Sudanese Australian Integrated Literacy

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1. In which state was Edith Cowan born? (a) South Australia

4. Which statement is not correct? (a) Cowan was a social reformer

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(b) Cowan travelled all over Australia

2. Where did David Unaipon travel as a spokesperson for the Aboriginal cause? (a) south-western Australia

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6. David Unaipon: (a) was awarded an OBE

(b) became a Justice of the Peace (c) was awarded a Coronation Medal 7. What did Edith Cowan achieve in 1921? (a) became a Justice of the Peace (b) was appointed to the bench of the Children’s Court (c) became the first woman member of an Australian parliament

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1. Portugal ruled in Timor for approximately: (a) 300 years (b) 100 years

2. In the First Gulf War, Iraq invaded: (a) Iran (b) Kuwait

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6. The Taliban is a group of Muslims who ruled in: (a) Pakistan (b) Iraq

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7. The al Quaeda leader, believed to have organised the 11 September attacks, is: (a) Saddam Hussein (b) Taliban Tom (c) Osama bin Laden

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2. The main purpose of building the Snowy Mountains Scheme was to create hydroelectricity, provide irrigation and for household use. (a) True (b) False

(b) migrant workers

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5. Although hydroelectricity is a clean form of power, constructing the Snowy Mountains Scheme caused environmental problems, including: (a) pollution (b) ecosystem damage

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3. The Scheme consists of: (a) dams and power stations

(b) dams, power stations and a pumping station (c) dams, power stations, a pumping station, tunnels, pipelines and aqueducts

6. In 1998, a group was established to monitor the original river flows, maintain help to farmers and save water. This group was called: (a) The Snowy Water Inquiry (b) The Snowy Electricity Inc. (c) The Snowy Mountains Commission

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6. According to some sources, approximately how many Aboriginal children were taken from their parents? (a) 1000 (b) 10 000 (c) 100 000 7. In which year did the government abolish laws to remove Aboriginal children from their parents? (a) 1969 (b) 1979 (c) 1989

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3. Australia began peacekeeping activities in 1947 in: (a) Indonesia (b) India (c) Antarctica 4. The World Health Organisation works towards: (a) eradicating diseases (b) preventing blindness

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1. What kind of government does Australia have? 5. Which statement would a republican have made? (a) constitutional monarchy (b) monarchy (a) British heritage is important (c) republic 2. Who is Australia’s head of state? (a) the Governor-General (b) the Prime Minister

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6. Which statement would a monarchist have made? (a) Australia is already considered an independent nation

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(b) it is inevitable Australia will become a republic 4. Australia’s system of government is modelled (c) Australia increasingly trades with Asian on the British because: countries (a) the Queen lives in Britain 7. For about how many years have the appointed (b) the first settlers came from Britain Governor-Generals been Australian? (c) the British government is stable (a) 40 years (b) 100 years (c) 10 years

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Quiz answers Exploring the interior..................... 30–33 1. (c) little about the land 2. (b) rewards 3. (c) the Blue Mountains 4. (b) an inland sea 5. (b) Darwin 6. (a) drought 7. (b) impassable

European discovery........................... 6–9 1. (c) Tasmania 2. (c) sloop 3. (b) Venus 4. (a) anticlockwise 5. (b) a young servant 6. (a) three metres long 7. (b) Matthew Flinders

Gold mining towns......................... 34–37 1. (c) James Esmond 2. (b) Welcome Nugget 3. (b) Peter Lalor 4. (a) 1862 5. (b) Mount Charlotte 6. (c) Hannan’s Find 7. (a) Boulder

Observations from the First Fleet ...................................................... 10–13 1. (b) 26 January 1788 2. (a) penal colony 3. (b) Captain Arthur Phillip 4. (c) surgeon 5. (a) Port Jackson 6. (a) drawings 7. (c) England

Mining today.................................. 38–41 1. (a) tin 2. (b) gold 3. (c) geologists predicted where discoveries could be made 4. (b) Argyle 5. (b) it is radioactive 6. (c) Western Australia 7. (a) three

Where did all the convicts go?...... 14–17 1. (a) Elizabeth Thackery 2. (c) Mary Bryant 3. (b) seven years 4. (c) James Squire 5. (b) James Bloodsworth 6. (c) James Bloodsworth 7. (b) James Squire

The sugar cane industry................ 42–45 1. (b) South Africa 2. (a) came from Norfolk Island 3. (b) sold the first cane 4. (c) there were no workers 5. (a) kidnapping 6. (b) mechanical harvesters 7. (b) are toxic to other animals

The Myall Creek massacre............ 18–21 1. (b) 1838 2. (a) held in high regard 3. (c) killings occurred by both sides 4. (b) Aboriginals had killed their cattle 5. (c) 28 6. (b) they should not be on trial 7. (b) the massacre was legal

The telegraph: Connecting Australia........ ............................................ Pages 46-49 1. (a) 1844 2. (b) Victoria 3. (c) Charles Todd 4. (c) white ants 5. (c) WA and SA 6. (a) Eucla 7. (b) their hands

7. (b) immigration World War I: The Fromelles fiasco ...................................................... 58–61 1. (b) 800 km 2. (c) Brigadier General Elliott 3. (a) The Somme 4. (c) 27 hours 5. (c) none 6. (b) concrete pillboxes 7. (a) rosebush

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Adapting to the land.......................... 2–5 1. (b) the weather was hot 2. (a) grass roofs 3. (b) large 4. (c) cooler 5. (a) animal fat and ochre 6. (c) Sahul 7. (b) find food and water

World War II: The New Guinea campaign..................................... 66 – 69 1. (b) Bluey 2. (a) Army 3. (c) three airstrips around Milne Bay 4. (b) Americans 5. (c) hot and wet 6. (c) poor health and good spirits 7. (a) heroic

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Letters from the west.................... 22–25 1. (a) 1820s 2. (c) Swan River 3. (b) two 4. (c) 200 miles 5. (c) James Stirling 6. (b) Georgiana Molloy 7. (a) failing crops Governor Macquarie...................... 26–29 1. (c) Scotland 2. (a) 1800s 3. (a) William Bligh 4. (b) 1817 5. (c) British and Irish convicts 6. (b) The dump 7. (a) 62

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The struggle for Federation........... 50–53 1. (c) Sir Henry Parkes 2. (a) Premier of New South Wales 3. (c) tariffs and trade 4. (b) New Zealand and Fiji 5. (c) the Tenterfield Oration 6. (a) 1890 and 1891 7. (b) 1 January 1901

Post-Federation government......... 54–57 1. (c) six 2. (b) New South Wales 3. (a) all colonies were in favour of the Constitution 4. (b) House of Representatives 5. (c) premier 6. (a) foreign affairs

The $50 banknote.......................... 78–81 1. (b) Western Australia 2. (c) south-eastern Australia 3 .(a) Unaipon was interested in philosophy 4. (b) Cowan travelled all over Australia 5. (b) 1995 6. (c) was awarded a Coronation Medal 7. (c) became the first woman member of an Australian parliament

Australian forces abroad............... 82–85 1. (a) 300 years

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Kuwait its ally, the USA The First Gulf War restore peace Afghanistan Osama bin Laden

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The Snowy Mountains Scheme..... 86–89 1. (b) 25 years 2. (a) True 3. (c) dams, power stations, a pumping station, tunnels, pipelines and aqueducts 4. (b) migrant workers 5. (b) ecosystem damage 6. (a) The Snowy Water Inquiry Doris Pilkington Garimara: Rabbit proof fence.............................................. 90–93 1. (a) Doris Pilkington Garimara 2. (b) Three and a half 3. (a) Molly 4. (c) 25 5. (b) 1600 kilometres 6. (c) 100 000 7. (a) 1969

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