In this Unit students will examine the reasons for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800. They will investigate colonial life to discover what life was like at that time for different inhabitants in terms of clothing, diet, leisure, paid and unpaid work, language, housing and childrens' lives'.
Students will be engaged with the stories of convicts, bushrangers and life of the settlers and they will examine the impact that colonisation had on the environment. They will be required to write an information report on the life of a convict, settler, bushranger or a domestic servant. Click below to learn more about convicts
Click below for the story of Henry Catlin who was sent to Australia when he was only 14.
Click below to read about Sam in 1798 who was arrested in London for stealing a jacket.
Two soldiers in colonial NSW steal a piece of cloth, with the intention of getting caught. Click picture to start the video.
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Check out these power points below for some great information.
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Information about convicts
Domestic Servants Information
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Information about Bushrangers
Information about free settlers (squatters, ex-convicts, farmers and pastoralists.)
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