1860s Colonial Life
– resources from ABC Splash
Development of Australia’s colonies, 1788-1863
– timeline showing how the colonies have evolved over time. From the Australian Electoral Commission
Why did Europeans settle in Australia?
– find out why England decided to settle Australia and why the First Fleet sailed here in 1788 with more than 1000 convicts and marine guards on board.From Australian History Mysteries
Pemulwuy
– story of resistance by Aboriginal warrior Pemulwuy. From National Museum of Australia
Representing Indigenous Australians in 19th Century Art 
– video showing artworks with information about famous Indigenous Australians: Augustus Earle ‘Bungaree, a native of New South Wales’ ,Benjamin Duterrau ‘Native taking a kangaroo’ 1837, D. T. Kilburn ‘South-east Australian Aboriginal man and two younger companions’ 1847, J. M. Crossland ‘Portrait of Nannultera, a young Poonindie cricketer’ 1854, Robert Dowling ‘Mrs Adolphus Sceales with Black Jimmie on Merrang Station’ 1855–56. From ABC Splash
Dorsch, D 2013, Sailing ship, Photograph, Pixabay, viewed 22 April 2021, <https://pixabay.com/photos/sailing-vessel-sail-ship-sea-port-231440/>.