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Getting it Together: From Colonies to Federation · Museum of Australian Democ... - 3 views

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    Looks at each colonies road to Federation
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Migrant history - objects through time - 0 views

  • Prior to the arrival of Homo sapiens or Humans in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, these places were inhabited by another species of Hominoid, Homo heidelburgensisor Neanderthals.
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  • Migration to the Australian continent for these travellers was a difficult task. Australia is separated from South East Asia by a great expanse of water. During the last Ice Age, the distance was smaller because so much water was locked up in glaciers. But before 50,000 years ago humans would still have faced a voyage across fifty miles of open sea to get to Australia. They must have built sea craft strong enough to survive the voyage, a technological feat that went beyond making spears or lighting fires.
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    Australia 50,000 Years Ago Aboriginal people migrate to Northern Australia through Asia Prior to the arrival of Homo sapiens or Humans in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, these places were inhabited by another species of Hominoid, Homo heidelburgensisor Neanderthals.
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    Australia 50,000 Years Ago Aboriginal people migrate to Northern Australia through Asia Prior to the arrival of Homo sapiens or Humans in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, these places were inhabited by another species of Hominoid, Homo heidelburgensisor Neanderthals.
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Australian Dictionary of Biography - 1 views

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    The Australian Dictionary of Biography is Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. In it you will find concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of the lives of significant and representative persons in Australian history. The ADB is produced by the National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University.
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Famous Australians - 1 views

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    The following refer to people who achieved high levels of recognition in some way linked to Australia. Some of the listed were not born in Australia, nor lived in Australia. Others were born here. Some lived permanently in Australia.
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DD Units - Up. Prim - People Make a Nation - 3 views

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    The People Make a Nation At a glance Focus question 1: Was Australia always organised in states and territories? Teaching and learning activities Focus question 2: What were the arguments for and against Federation? Teaching and learning activities Focus question 3: How did the people make the nation?
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Federation Images 3 - 3 views

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    National Museum of Australia images
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Federation images 2 - 0 views

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    Images from National Library of Australia
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Federation images - 0 views

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History - 3 views

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    Teaching with digital resources
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National Museum of Australia - Life at the time of Federation - 3 views

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    Curriculum areas: Australian history, geography Years: 6-10 Key curriculum links: Time, Continuity and Change; Place Space; Culture; Investigation, Communication and Participation This unit of work encourages students to investigate what life was like in Australia at the time of Federation by examining a 'time capsule' containing seven key objects used at the time of Federation.
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My Place Website - 1 views

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    This My Place website is where you and your family can explore one place on earth and the kids who have lived there since time began. Like the television series and the book, this site is filled with people, places and objects, each with their own special story. It's a way to have fun with the changing face of time.
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National Museum of Australia - Australia's Migration Stories - 1 views

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    What country did your Mum and Dad grow up in? Were they born in Australia or overseas? In Australia's Migration Stories students investigate some of the ten million migration stories from 1788 to today, and reflect on Australia's changing attitudes towards migration.
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Migrant stories - 0 views

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    Half a World Away is a tribute to the hundreds of families from Europe and the United Kingdom who exchanged conflict, uncertainty and economic chaos for a stable, prosperous lifestyle in an Australian country town. The site tells the story of post World War 2 migration.
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