Embedded Files
Atkins, Samuel, active 1787-1808, [Ships in the Thames], 1790?, nla.obj-135505485
First Contacts
First Contacts
Essential Questions
Essential Questions
What was life like for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples before the arrival of the Europeans?
Why did the great journeys of exploration occur?
Why did Europeans settle in Australia?
What was the nature of the contact between early colonists and the Eora people of Sydney?
How has European settlement impacted Australia?
Why did Europeans settle in the Hunter/Newcastle region, and how did this impact First Nations people living here (Awabakal and Worimi)?
Convict journals provide a glimpse of convict life on the voyage to Australia, and sometimes accounts of colonial life.
Sydney Cove
Joseph Lycett, Aborigines resting by camp fire, near the mouth of the Hunter River, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1817, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138500420
Lesson 2: Map Making
Lesson 2: Map Making
Sydney Cove
Sydney Cove
This sketch, attributed to Francis Fowkes, a former navy midshipman transported for seven years for theft, was the first published map of the settlement at Port Jackson. The site was inhabited by the Gadigal, Cammeraygal and Wangal peoples of the Eora Nation, who did not cede sovereignty for this settlement. The 11 ships of the First Fleet can be seen in the harbour.
The first convicts, sailors and soldiers who came to Australia had little choice in the matter. Many convicts eventually made the transition from prisoner of the Crown to landowning settler or entrepreneur.
Analysing maps
Show the students Francis Fowkes’ sketch and ask them:
How do you think Fowkes was able to map out the cove without a camera or drone?
Why would Francis sketch a map?
What does the sketch tell us about the land in the late 1700s?
What is missing from the map?
Lesson from the National Library of Australia: Maps
Early Maps of Australia
Early Maps of Australia
Interactive Map
Interactive Map
John Gellatly, Map of Australia, with inset maps of the British settlements of New South Wales, Van Diemen’s Land, and Swan, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3028382243
John Gellatly, Map of Australia, with inset maps of the British settlements of New South Wales, Van Diemen’s Land, and Swan, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3028382243
Measurements
Measurements
Van Diemans Land
Van Diemans Land
Map Details
Map Details
Map Key
Map Key
Compass Rose
Compass Rose
Cartography
Cartography
Why didn't Cook recognise First Nations agricultural practices?
Why didn't Cook recognise First Nations agricultural practices?
List reasons why Cook, and the subsequent colonists, may not have recognised and/or acknowledged Indigenous agricultural practices.
Task: Map-Making Task: Create Your Own Island Map
Task: Map-Making Task: Create Your Own Island Map
Goal: Work in your table group to design a creative island map. Everyone must make, draw and write on the final map.
Lesson 3: Early Explorers
Lesson 3: Early Explorers
Who were our early Explorers
Who were our early Explorers
Lets research together!
Where do we find "good" research? What makes something reliable?
Navigation
Navigation
How did our early explorers know where to go?
Navigation tools
Navigation tools
More navigation tools
More navigation tools
Star maps
Star maps
Aboriginal Songlines
Aboriginal Songlines
What are songlines?
What are songlines?
The term ‘Songline’ describes the features and directions of travel that were included in a song that had to be sung and memorised for the traveller to know the route to their destination. Certain Songlines were referred to as ‘Dreaming Pathways’ because of the tracks forged by Creator Spirits during the Dreaming. These special Songlines have specific ancestral stories attached to them.
For Aboriginal people, songlines are a way to navigate the vast Australian landscape. They hold detailed information about the location of water sources, food supplies, and safe places to take shelter. By mentally "singing" these songlines, Aboriginal people can find their way across the country, even in unfamiliar territories.
Early explorer research
Early explorer research
Using Google docs, create a research paper about one of the major explorers that discovered parts of Australia. Your research must be done on Brittanica School.
Must include:
1 photo
Explorers name
What country they came from
What part of Australia they discovered
1 fact you found interesting.
First Australian images and objects
First Australian images and objects
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