History of Australia

“Central Coast”). Recently released statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2011) reveal a total population of approximately 273000 people on the Central Coast. The area has one of the fastest growing Indigenous communities within Australia, with about 2.2% of people identifying as Indigenous. Darkinjung land contains over seven thousand Aboriginal sites that are historically, spiritually and commemoratively significant to Darkinyung people, (Empowered Communities, 2016,…

Interestingly, the convict origins of mateship perhaps explain some of the political maneuvers it later developed. The celebration of mateship is no more promoted than the various unionists and movements around Australia, in the past and indeed the present. Mateship can be seen to be used in the Union movements against government and business’ trying to weaken their authority, an idea of which draws many parallels to the convicts that suffered but banded together under the strain of authorities…

Introduction Sasy n Savy Samea Maakrun as the founder of Sasy N Savy Pty Ltd. Sasy N Savy was established in the year of 2000. Sasy N Savy manufactures Native Australian Natural Skin Care & Wellbeing Products. The products are full with Native Australian plants extract, herb extracts and flower extracts. With the help of Terminalia Ferdianandiana plant also known as Kakadu Plum, the highest Vitamin C plant in the world, Australia’s native botanical wonders are capture by them. Plants…

England has had a massive impact in the way that Australia has developed. Almost from the moment the English first set foot on Australia they began to cultivate the land, fashioning it to fit their European ideals. Australia had been described by explorers such…

do we commemorate? Date/Time: 2nd November Learning area(s): History, English, Civics and Citizenship Year: 3 Learning objectives - Understand what a commemoration is and that it is connected to real life events that occurred in the past - Australians commemorate some important events - Compare and contrast information about remembrance Curriculum links History (ACARA, 2014a) • Days and weeks are celebrated or commemorated in Australia (Including Remembrance Day) and the importance of symbols…

was such a significant part of healing the Indigenous people because the Government told the truth about Australia’s ‘dark’ history publically and admitted to the wrongs of past governments so it is now possible to move forward into the future to right those wrongs. The day that Kevin Rudd made his apology speech, that was the beginning of a new chapter in Australia’s history. For the people that had been affected by the ‘Stolen Generations’ it was the start of a healing process and the healing…

trail being extremely narrow and no where to hide and be protected. It has left a strong, unbreakable bond between New Guinea and Australia which will continue throughout both of the countries history. In September of 1939, the 6th Division was formed and the 7th division was formed in March of 1940.…

“Waltzing Matilda” was originally created in 1895 and the title is Australian slang for ‘going walkabout with your swag’. The ballad narrates the story of a lonely, wondering worker or swagman preparing a drink of billy tea at a bush camp in outback Australia. Swagman were common throughout the Depression years (1890’s) as they travelled from town to town trying to find work to survive. The Swagman wonders out loud “Who’ll come a waltzing with me?” which indicates his lonely existence of life…

World The woman who made this sublime piece of ceramic artwork goes by the name of Thancoupie. This is an aboriginal ceramic and it was made in a time where clay was used in a ceremonial context. The history of Australian Aboriginal art has spanned over thousands of years. Aboriginal artists still use traditional and modern materials while creating their art. Artist Thancoupie was born in 1937 in the rural town of Weipa in Queensland; she died in 2011. When she was young, clay was very…

over the war. The disruption also boosted the Australian manufacturing, with companies obtaining many new export trade deals – Australia’s steel and chemical industries received a significant boost. It was during the years following the war, when Australia truly began to notice the economy crisis. However, Australia’s newfound international profile lessened the economic crisis with a larger influx of new trade…