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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
9-10 11-12
Classification: Parental Guidance 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?

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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