The Colony

The Colony: When Worlds Collide

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The Colony

When Worlds Collide

Season 1 | Episode 1 | SBS | January 8, 2010

Indigenous Australians

Civics and citizenship

History

Intercultural Understanding

Classification: Parental Guidance

What happens when a group of people are sent back two hundred years to re-live the harsh reality of their ancestors' days in the new colonies of Australia?

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What happens when a group of people are sent back two hundred years to re-live the harsh reality of their ancestors' days in the new colonies of Australia?

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