Why did so many townsfolk survive? Was this an example of conflict or cooperation? Case Study Overview This local history case study of the NSW town of Gundagai addresses the historical knowledge and understandings outcomes embedded in both the primary and secondary HASS/history curriculum: What were the nature and consequences of contact between Aboriginal peoples… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview Convicts, Settlers and Immigrants (CSI) is a history tool that allows you to discover some defining moments (important events) in Australian history through your own eyes and those of your ancestors. Discover key events in Australian history as you uncover your heritage and add your ancestors and key family events to the… Continue Reading»
AVAILABLE TO PLAY FREE ONLINE Game Overview The Game is designed as a fun way to engage students in Australian history. Whilst there is an element of competition its main purpose is to introduce students to some famous people and key events that have shaped our country’s history. It can be used at all age… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview What can studying the past tell us about ourselves today? It can tell us: Who was here first? From where and when did Europeans come to Australia? How have communities changed over time? Why have they changed and … How important is the role of people in bringing about change and preserving… Continue Reading»
CASE STUDY OVERVIEW This History Mystery is a multimedia educational resources designed to introduce students to a number of areas of the curriculum that they can study in their history courses at Years 6, 8 and 9. It can also be used at lower primary levels with teacher discretion. Topics include: Black Death in the… Continue Reading»
Walking in the Footsteps of the Condah Anzacs is a multimedia education resource to help middle secondary students explore the Year 9 in depth study — World War I (1914-1918) Students investigate key aspects of World War I and the Australian experience of the war, including the nature and significance of the war in world… Continue Reading»
Who were the Australian commandos? When, why and where were they established? Investigate their role in significant events e.g. Battle of Timbered Knoll and Operation Jaywick. Case Study Overview Students are asked in Year 10 history to investigate one of the most significant episodes in Australia’s Second World War experience. A very different and exciting… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview In this part of your course you are investigating how migration to the different colonies during the nineteenth century (the 1800s) helped shape Australia. There were convicts and free migrants who came to Australia then. There was also a special group of migrants that you will probably not have heard of –… Continue Reading»
Exploring a significant event and a person who made a great contribution to Australia Case Study Overview Many people have made great contributions to Australian society – explorers, artists, scientists, politicians, industrialists and ordinary men and women who were asked to serve their country in times of war. This case study is about an ordinary… Continue Reading»
Case Study Overview In 1928 at least 31 and possibly more than one hundred Indigenous people were killed near Alice Springs after a local dingo trapper was found dead. A Government Inquiry found the killings were justified. Were they? How can such a terrible event have happened? Students investigate the evidence to try to establish… Continue Reading»