Giving your students the opportunity to read, write and analyse timelines in your classroom is a key requirement of the Australian HASS curriculum. By incorporating this Australian Colonial History Timeline and its accompanying activities into your classroom you will not only be meeting these history requirements but you will also have a great display in your classroom that can lead to further language-rich activities and investigations. What you will receive in this timeline activity bundle: ✔ high quality posters ✔ 4 activities to use alongside the Australian Colonial History Timeline. Please see the preview for further details of these activities. Lesson plan instructions are included to aide you in the implementation of these activities. Events included in these posters: 1770 - James Cook explores Australia 1786 - Arthur Phillip is appointed governor 1788 - First Fleet arrives at Port Jackson 1790 - The Second Fleet arrives 1793 - Arthur Phillip's term as governor ends 1802-03 - Flinders circumnavigates Australia 1803 - Penal Colony established in Tasmania 1808 - William Bligh forced from office 1810 - Lachlan Macquarie begins as governor 1813 - Blaxland, Lawson, Wentworth complete Blue Mountains crossing 1824 - A penal settlement is established in Moreton Bay 1829 - Colony of Perth is established 1835 - Settlement is established in Port Phillip 1836 - Settlement established in South Australia 1842 - South Australia declared a colony 1851 - Victoria declared a colony 1859 - Queensland declared a colony 1868 - Western Australia receives last convicts Not after all the activities and worksheets? Why not just purchase the timeline posters here. Take a look at some of the great feedback for this resource: "Great resource that is student friendly. Also activities are good size and well organised." "Fantastic resource!!! Thank you." If you liked the look of this resource, you may also like these: — Life in Colonial Australia Lapbook MEGA Bundle — The Great Australian Gold Rush Lapbook MEGA Bundle — Our Solar System Planets Factballs and Information Sheets FAQ How many posters are included? There are 18 high quality posters, featuring key milestones that lead to the establishment of the various colonies around Australia. Each poster features the year and description of the event, as well as a supporting high resolution clip art or photograph from the era. Can I share this resource with my teaching partner? No. This product is for personal use only. Multiple licences are available for use among more than one person. On what size paper is this resource best printed? This resource is designed to be printed on A4 sized paper. To fit other paper sizes, ensure you hit 'fit to page' before printing. Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TPT purchases. I love that feedback!  If you want to connect with me further, check out Ridgy Didge on these social media platforms: - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you so much, Mel Disclaimer: This is a digital product only. It will be sent to you by email to download once payment has been processed.

This grainy image depicts two rugged mates cutting timber, but what makes this archaic photo immortal is the man on the right with the beard is deemed 'very likely' to be Victorian bushranger Ned Kelly.

ImageThe child of a Worimi woman and a convict, Mary Ann Bugg spent her life straddling two cultures. In 1860 she met Fred Ward, also known as the bushranger Captain Thunderbolt, and they ran off together. Given her bushcraft, he was really more her sidekick than the other way around.

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Australia has a colourful colonial past. Explore this rich history with these high quality timeline posters (18 included), linked to the Year 5 Australian HASS curriculum. Each poster features a key milestone that lead to the establishment of the various colonies around Australia. They are bound to compliment any classroom decor! Like the look of these posters? Why not bundle and save!! Life in Colonial Australia MEGA Bundle These posters compliment the following Australian Curriculum Year 5 HASS content descriptors covered: - Reasons (economic, political and social) for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800 (ACHASSK106) - The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed (ACHASSK107) - The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony (ACHASSK110) Events included in these posters (note the content described here is paraphrased and in more detail on the posters): 1770 - James Cook explores Australia 1786 - Arthur Phillip is appointed governor 1788 - First Fleet arrives at Port Jackson 1790 - The Second Fleet arrives 1793 - Arthur Phillip's term as governor ends 1802-03 - Flinders circumnavigates Australia 1803 - Penal Colony established in Tasmania 1808 - William Bligh forced from office 1810 - Lachlan Macquarie begins as governor 1813 - Blaxland, Lawson, Wentworkth complete Blue Mountains crossing 1824 - A penal settlement is established in Moreton Bay 1829 - Colony of Perth is established 1835 - Settlement is established in Port Phillip 1836 - Settlement established in South Australia 1842 - South Australia declared a colony 1851 - Victoria declared a colony 1859 - Queensland declared a colony 1868 - Western Australia receives last convicts Take a look at some of the great feedback for this resource: "I love your product! Thanks! The posters will look great on my classroom wall!" "Everything I need to teach this unit" "Excellent resource." If you liked the look of these posters, you may also like these: — The First Fleet Lapbook Activities and Unit Plan — Federation Timeline Posters — Famous Australians MEGA bundle Classroom Posters FAQ Can I share this resource with my teaching partner? No. This product is for personal use only. Multiple licences are available for use among more than one person. On what size paper is this resource best printed? This resource is designed to be printed on A4 sized paper. To fit other paper sizes, ensure you hit 'fit to page' before printing. Don't forget that leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE TPT purchases. I love that feedback!  If you want to connect with me further, check out Ridgy Didge on these social media platforms: - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you so much, Mel

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This week archives revealed two million of us are descended from the convicts deported to Australia. Here we tell the shocking stories of depravity and despair on the very first convoy that took them to the new world

Lanyon is an historic homestead and grazing property located on the southern outskirts of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. The site was first occupied following white settlement by Timothy Beard, who depastured cattle on the Limestone Plains as early as 1829. Beard had been transported to Australia for life and arrived in the colony in 1806. After receiving his pardon he entered the pastoral industry as a squatter. Beard's huts were located on the Molonglo River near Queanbeyan and...

Streetscenes including pedestrians on King Street, George Street, Pitt Street, plus horsedrawn vehicles and activities on York and Castlereagh Streets, including the delivery of ice, bottle and gas cylinders. Format: Glass photonegative Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=404293 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au

Archives Outside's popular "Can you date this photograph?" series of blog posts in which the reader is encouraged to help State Records NSW identify dates and locations of images in their collection. Occasionally photos from the collections of regional archives are also featured. It all started here: archivesoutside.records.nsw.gov.au/new-blog-series-starti... >>> Continue to Part 5 <<< >>> Return to Part 3 <<< >>> Start again at Part 1 <<<

Scott’s Ltd building with horse-drawn vehicles in Hunter Street. Postcard Pro-bono Series. [1890’s?]. This image was scanned from a photograph in the Newcastle and Hunter District Historical Society archives which are held by Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, Australia. If you have any information about this photograph, please contact us. Please contact us if you are the subject of the image, or know the subject of the image, and have cultural or other reservations about the image being displayed on this website and would like to discuss this with us.

DOES this little guy have the best Dad in Australia? Whoever built his son this miniature ute must be an early contender for Father of the Year 2013.

From what started as just a slab hut with just 17 students and a convict teacher, Newcastle East...