Significant people from Australian History

A historical narrative will be a biography and will

describe the life and work of a significant Australian What are the significant events of the 1800s

 A historical Narrative describes something that

happened in the past Your Narrative will be your biography, it will describe a person living in colonial Australia during the 1800s Think about the significant events and people in the settlements and colonies.

1810 1815 1820 1825 1830 1835 1840 1845 1850

1813 - BLAXLAND, LAWSON and WENTWORTH explored inland New South Wales. 1817 - 1818 OXLEY explored inland New South Wales 1823 CUNNINGHAM explored inland New South Wales and Queensland. 1824 - HUME and HOVELL explored inland New South Wales and Victoria 1829 - 1830 STURT explored inland New South Wales and Victoria. 1839 -1841 EYRE explored inland South Australia and Western Australia 1844 - LEICHHARDT explored inland Queensland and Northern Territory 1847 - 1848 KENNEDY explored inland Queensland and New South Wales. 1851 - Gold discovered in Bathurst, New South Wales and Ballarat, Victoria.

1855

1854 - First railway constructed in Victoria. 1858 - 1860 STUART explored inland Australia from South Australia to the Northern Territory.

1860

1860 - BURKE and WILLS explored inland Australia from Victoria to Queensland.

 Is it considered important now?

Did it affect a lot of people, either positively or

negatively? Did it bring a major change at the time? Where there enduring changes to peoples lives? Did it help the people understand the world they live in?

Aboriginal peoples on the Goldfields.

Miners needed Aboriginal people to: provide animal furs for warmth, bush tucker, fish and game, water and medicine for survival guide them in their search for new mining sites provide information about tracks and water sources act as interpreters to negotiate access to country of traditional owners model their dwellings on. (Miners built Indigenous-style shelters using resources from surrounding environments.) provide cheap labour on sheep and cattle stations once manned by miners.

 The environment was damaged when: land was dug up and destroyed rivers and creeks were polluted animal habitats were destroyed plants and vegetation were destroyed. Environmental damage was long lasting. Hunting and food gathering land was destroyed.

 Aboriginal people: were again dispossessed of their own land were forced deeper into the barren interior rescued, advised, interpreted and negotiated access to country of resident clans had little value for gold, but understood the economic opportunities it provided found gold independently and used it to trade performed ceremonial dance (adjusted to protect genuine cultural practices from Europeans) in exchange for money and goods became members of the Native Police Corps. The Aboriginal population continued to decline

 Why would people at the time be exploring so actively?

Which parts of the country we most thoroughly

explored? Why do you think that is? What might some aspects of exploration be? Why might the discovery of gold be important?

 How did people in the past view your significant person? What event was your significant person connected to? How deeply were people affected by an event or

development? How important were the consequences of an event? How many lives were affected by the event? For how long were peoples lives affected by the event? To what extent has the event, development or movement contributed to an increased understanding of society today?

To what extent has the person connected to an event, development or movement contributed to an increased understanding of the contemporary world?

When were they born?

Where were they educated?

How many lives were affected by the person or event?

Significant Person.

Where did they spend their childhood?

How did people in the past view this person?

How deeply were people affected by an event or development? How important were the consequences of an event?

Adult Life?

is any written or non-written material that can be used to

investigate the past, for example, coins, photographs, letters

gravestones and buildings

Remember when we looked at the website that showed us the

record keeping of the time?

becomes evidence if it is of value to a particular inquiry.

 One author: Kinney, J. (2007). Diary of a wimpy kid. Camberwell, VIC: Puffin

Books. In-text citation: (Kinney, 2007).

Two authors: Crew, G., & Wilson, M. (2002). The castaways of the Charles

Eaton. Melbourne, VIC: Thomas C. Lothian Pty. Ltd. In-text citation: (Crew & Wilson, 2002)