Outback

The issues of violence in nineteenth-century, Australia is conveyed through Leah Purcell’s play, ‘The Drover’s Wife’, demonstrating dangers that the characters faced, through Barbara Baynton’s short story, ‘The Chosen Vessel’ depicting the threat of sexual violence as well as through Louisa Lawson’s essay, ‘The Australian Bush-Woman’, which conveys male violence against women in the nineteenth-century, Australia. Throughout Leah Purcell’s play, ‘The Drover’s Wife’ Molly is secretly scared and…

Everyone should set goals for themselves no matter what they plan to do in life. It is important to develop goals because without them, there is no progress. Goals help you succeed in life and also provide a foundation that guides you throughout your journey. Once these goals are accomplished, you’ll have this feeling of relief from overcoming obstacles in order to reach them. For instance, in order to achieve my dreams, I have future goals within the following categories: career, travel,…

In the wild outback of Peru during the 15th century of the Indian, lives Wildflower, a half-breed wolf who had a sense of pride and lived without a care in the world, only doing the right thing when it’s necessary. He is the son of Black Wolf, leader of the Sindarin tribe who had fur as dark as the night died tragically before Wildflower was born under mysterious circumstances and his mother Mahi, whose fur was white as the son raised her son all could before she died. As an adult, Wildflower…

Kalgoorlie – Boulder is Australia's largest outback city with a population of more than 30,000 people. It is the largest urban centre in the Goldfields region and the fifth in Western Australia. Kalgoorlie is located in the Easter Goldfields, which is 596 Km Northeast of Perth. The traditional landowners of Kalgoorlie area are the Maduwangka people and the name “ Kalgoorlie “ is said to mean “ Silky Pear Bush” in the local aboriginal language. European settlement of Kalgoorlie began in…

On Friday, the 11th of August 2017, Year 7 went on an excursion to Kuringai Chase National Park. On our excursion we learnt many different skills and information about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how they use their environment. We enhanced our own learning by gaining information from our teachers and a aboriginal ambassador, Jess. We visited many different Traditional rock engravings and paintings that dates back to 600 years, over 800 sites within the Park provide a…

Book Report- The Barrumbi Kids The burrumbi Kids front cover. Introduction: The Barrumbi Kids, is an ‘episodic’ book which is the beginning of a series of thrilling, fictional, adventure/action books. The book contains crazy scenes, including a crocodile about to feed on a small, young child, children jumping off a cliff edge, killing animals, stealing a pet snake, stealing eggs, things that unexpectedly disappear and much more. Written by Leonie Norrington, (the book) officially…

the country itself. Australia is sometimes referred as "the land at the end of the world" because it is remote and isolated from the rest of the world. Australia offers many tourist attractions: the beautiful coastline, high mountain ranges, the Outback, vivid urban areas and much more. One of the best ways to enjoy the beauty of this country is to go on a cruise, but before you set sail, make sure that you’ve packed necessary traveling essentials. Clothing and footwear Clothing and footwear…

and we ran out of diesel. I think this could help others and make them aware of bringing extra fuel or petrol when going into an uncivilised area. I thought this would be a good topic to right on as it is a real Australian stereotype to be in the outback and run out of fuel. I would like to thank my Dad for this holiday wouldn’t have been possible without him. The Long Road I woke up to the sun blazing through my window. Then suddenly the sun bit me and I started to wake up slowly. Nancy…

In the article “Short Man Syndrome Is Not Just a Tall Story” short men say there is no such thing as "short man syndrome", but studies disagree. In the book it says “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys” (Steinbeck 26). Curley has what people call “short man syndrome”. He doesn't like big guys because, he isn't big and fights a lot of bigger guys. The authors main part of the article in “Short Man Syndrome Is Not Just a Tall Story” is that short men can get jealous of tall men…

“Or… He could be a witness to a crime like he said! You need to develop a conscience.” said Trevor to defend his reason. “I promise I'm good guy. My name’s Alex… Um… What's your name?” asked Alex “I'm Trevor, this is my brother Kenny, and outback is our friend Bill.” said Trevor Alex got into the car, and Kenny decided that he would sit with Bill until they arrived at the police station. Alex asked a lot of strange questions to Trevor, almost like an interrogation. Trevor gave him…