Significant people in a colony
Investigate the role of a significant individual or group, including First Nations Australians and people who migrated to Australia, in the development of events in an Australian colony
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- Research the role of a significant person or group in a colony (e.g. Yagan in the Swan River Colony, Caroline Chisholm in New South Wales or Chinese miners on the Victorian goldfields)
- Explain how their actions shaped events in that colony, using at least two sources
- Present a profile of the person or group, including different perspectives on their significance
“Could your child research someone important from colonial times — like Yagan, Caroline Chisholm or Chinese miners on the goldfields — and explain what difference they made?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Modern History
- Age range
- Ages 10–11
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