Case studies
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| What happened to ‘Smithy’? In 1932 the great Australian pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, known to all as Smithy, disappeared on a flight from England to Australia. The wreckage of his plane has never been discovered. There are three theories about what happened — can you find the evidence to solve this mystery? |
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| The bombing of Darwin It is February 1942. A Japanese attack on Australia is expected. Can you prepare Darwin’s defences and protect Australia from this attack? A historical decision-maker interactive. |
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| What are the mysteries of Maralinga? What are Australia's Cold War secrets? Could Australia have been a nuclear power? Why did we build a nuclear reactor? Why were we testing atomic weapons in the 1950s? These are just some of the fascinating questions that are explored in this case study. |
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| Freedom Ride and 1967 Referendum — What do they tell us about Australian attitudes? How have Indigenous Australians' rights changed? How can you can reconcile the apparent racism revealed by the 1965 Freedom Ride with the overwhelming positive example of the 1967 referendum? Students explore the evidence to critically discuss the issue of Australians' attitudes to Indigenous rights and racial equality. |
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| What happended to Juanita Nielsen? Juanita Nielsen, a brave woman opposing inner-city development in Sydney, disappeared in 1975. More than thirty years later there are still several suspects. Can you find the evidence and solve the mystery of who killed Juanita? |
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