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Pre colonial Australia

Asia and Australia History Intercultural Understanding

Before European people arrived in Australia in 1788, the way indigenous people lived was very different to how we live today. Find out more about their life pre colonialisation. (ACHASSK107,VCHHC082,VCHHC097,VCHHC121)

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Swirk resources (external) ABC education resources (external) Aboriginal heritage office resources (external) Scootle: ACHASSK107 (external) VCCA: VCHHC082 (external) VCCA: VCHHC097 (external) VCCA: VCHHC121 (external)

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9:41 | Published 8 years ago

Our History

Indigenous Australians: The Eora

The program looks at some of the detail of life in the Eora nation. People of the Eora nation lived in the areas where white settlement in Australia began. We see how there were many different Aboriginal nations in Australia. Each Aboriginal country knew where its borders were and there were strict rules about entering another country.

History

57:04 | Published 6 years ago

Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide

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Earth and environment

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The Great Human Odyssey

Journey's End

Early humans eventually colonised Australia, the South Pacific, and the Americas. But how did our ancestors master the oceans?

History

52:21 | Published 8 years ago

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Historian Michael Cathcart tells the epic story of how the colourful characters of early colonial Australia transformed a penal settlement into a land with rights and opportunity in a mere 40 years. This sweeping two-part dramatised documentary covers formative events in Australia's history, including the Rum Rebellion and early court cases which established independence and civil rights for all settlers.

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52:48 | Published 4 years ago

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Naturally Australia

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Geography

14:37 | Published 2 years ago

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Indigenous Australians

6:05 | Published 4 years ago

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History

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