Colonising Australia 1788-1901

Colonising Australia 1788-1901 catch up

Season 1

Season 1, Episode 6 - Christian Missions And Indigenous Australians

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Colonisation was not only about taking land and resources for imperial powers, but also about seeking to convert, or 'civilise', indigenous people to European ways of thinking.

Season 1, Episode 5 - Impact Of Colonisation On Indigenous Australians

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When the British invaded the Australian continent in 1788, it ended a way of life that had existed for more than fifty thousand years for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Season 1, Episode 4 - The Melbourne Settler Colony

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Using primary sources to describe the conditions and interactions between settlers and Indigenous people, this episode explores the free settler colony founded in Melbourne in 1835.

Season 1, Episode 3 - The Sydney Penal Colony

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Citing many primary sources, this episode describes conditions in the first British colony in Australia after the First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay in January 1788.

Season 1, Episode 2 - Transportation To Australia

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Citing many primary sources, this episode explores the terrible conditions and experiences of the convicts and free settlers on board the ships of the First and Second Fleets to Australia.

Season 1, Episode 1 - From Agricultural Revolution To Transportation

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Today, transportation seems a brutal way to punish criminals, but there were a number of factors, including the Agricultural Revolution and a demand for natural resources, that made it appealing in 18th century Britain.
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