Curriculum:
The Australian colonies
- The economic, political and social reasons for establishing British colonies in Australia after 1800 (e.g. the establishment of penal colonies) (ACHASSK106)
- The patterns of colonial development and settlement (e.g. geographical features, climate, water resources, transport, discovery of gold) and how this impacted upon the environment (e.g. introduced species) and the daily lives of the different inhabitants (e.g. convicts, free settlers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) (ACHASSK107)
- The economic, social and political impact of one significant development or event on a colony and the potential outcomes created by ‘what if.…?’ scenarios (e.g. frontier conflict; the gold rushes; the Eureka Stockade; the Pinjarra Massacre; the advent of rail; the expansion of farming; drought) (ACHASSK107)
- The contribution or significance of one individual or group in shaping the Swan River Colony, including their motivations and actions (e.g. groups such as explorers, farmers, pastoralists, convicts or individuals such as James Stirling, John Septimus Roe, Thomas Peel) (ACHASSK110)
Achievement Standard:
Students identify the cause and effect of change on Australia’s colonies, and describe aspects of the past that have remained the same. They describe the different experiences of people in the past. Students recognise the significance of a group, individual, event or development in bringing about change in the Swan River Colony.
The Australian colonies
- The economic, political and social reasons for establishing British colonies in Australia after 1800 (e.g. the establishment of penal colonies) (ACHASSK106)
- The patterns of colonial development and settlement (e.g. geographical features, climate, water resources, transport, discovery of gold) and how this impacted upon the environment (e.g. introduced species) and the daily lives of the different inhabitants (e.g. convicts, free settlers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) (ACHASSK107)
- The economic, social and political impact of one significant development or event on a colony and the potential outcomes created by ‘what if.…?’ scenarios (e.g. frontier conflict; the gold rushes; the Eureka Stockade; the Pinjarra Massacre; the advent of rail; the expansion of farming; drought) (ACHASSK107)
- The contribution or significance of one individual or group in shaping the Swan River Colony, including their motivations and actions (e.g. groups such as explorers, farmers, pastoralists, convicts or individuals such as James Stirling, John Septimus Roe, Thomas Peel) (ACHASSK110)
Achievement Standard:
Students identify the cause and effect of change on Australia’s colonies, and describe aspects of the past that have remained the same. They describe the different experiences of people in the past. Students recognise the significance of a group, individual, event or development in bringing about change in the Swan River Colony.
The colonisation of PerthThe city of Perth began as the Swan River Colony in 1829. It was started by free settlers from England, but by 1850 convicts were sent out to help construct roads and buildings.
Come on a journey through the colonial history of Perth. Learn about the places that were important to the Whadjuk people and the impacts of colonisation in these early days. Find out about the challenges of the first settlers, the excitement of the gold rush and the harsh conditions experienced by convicts who were sent out from England… against their will.
Come on a journey through the colonial history of Perth. Learn about the places that were important to the Whadjuk people and the impacts of colonisation in these early days. Find out about the challenges of the first settlers, the excitement of the gold rush and the harsh conditions experienced by convicts who were sent out from England… against their will.
Western Australia was established in 1827 and proclaimed a British penal settlement in 1849 with the first convicts arriving in 1850. Rottnest Island, off the coast of Perth, became the colony's convict settlement in 1838 and was used for local colonial offenders.
The name was a pars pro toto for Western Australia. In 1832 the colony was renamed the Colony of Western Australia, when the colony's founding lieutenant-governor, Captain James Stirling, belatedly received his commission. However, the name "Swan River Colony" remained in informal use for many years afterwards.
Just under 10,000 British convicts were sent directly to the colony in the 18 years to 1868. They were used by local settlers as labour to develop the region. On January 9, 1868, Australia's last convict ship, the Hougoumont unloaded the final 269 convicts. (Source: www.australia.gov.au)
The Swan River Colony was a new venture in the colonisation of Australia. New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land had been convict settlements, while other smaller colonial outposts at Melville Island, Norfolk Island, Westernport and King George Sound had also been founded by soldiers and convicts. The Swan River Colony was to be for free settlers only. The British Government was going to keep its costs very low by only supplying a Governor, some administrators and soldiers to protect the settlement. The new Colony was to be financed by private investors. These investors made money by encouraging people to immigrate to the Swan River Colony. (Source: http://www.valuingheritage.com.au/)
Further Readingen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_River_Colony
The name was a pars pro toto for Western Australia. In 1832 the colony was renamed the Colony of Western Australia, when the colony's founding lieutenant-governor, Captain James Stirling, belatedly received his commission. However, the name "Swan River Colony" remained in informal use for many years afterwards.
Just under 10,000 British convicts were sent directly to the colony in the 18 years to 1868. They were used by local settlers as labour to develop the region. On January 9, 1868, Australia's last convict ship, the Hougoumont unloaded the final 269 convicts. (Source: www.australia.gov.au)
The Swan River Colony was a new venture in the colonisation of Australia. New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land had been convict settlements, while other smaller colonial outposts at Melville Island, Norfolk Island, Westernport and King George Sound had also been founded by soldiers and convicts. The Swan River Colony was to be for free settlers only. The British Government was going to keep its costs very low by only supplying a Governor, some administrators and soldiers to protect the settlement. The new Colony was to be financed by private investors. These investors made money by encouraging people to immigrate to the Swan River Colony. (Source: http://www.valuingheritage.com.au/)
Further Readingen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_River_Colony
Impact on the Aboriginal People
Impact on the Environment
Pinjarra Massacre
Gold Rush
James Stirling
John Septimus Roe
Thomas Peel
Charles Fremantle
"How do we know?"
What do we know about the lives of people in Australia’s colonial past and how do we know?
Newspaper Article
Rottnest
Perth
Down South - Busselton, Margret River, Yallingup etc
Exmouth and Coral Bay
Albany/Denmark
Kalbarri
Broome
Monkey Mia
Esperence