Significant People that Shaped Australia - Biography

In the final weeks of this term we will learn about a variety of Significant People that contributed to shaping Australia in the early years of settlement, towards Federation.  Many important contributions were made to the shaping of our nation in the areas of leadership, business, charity, architecture and farming and agriculture.


Shared Reading

With you teacher, listen to a reading about Caroline Chisholm, a very important contributor to the shape of our nation in the area of philanthropy (sharing wealth with others) and social welfare.

Caroline Chisholm

Simple Biography

Detailed Biography

Extra Information

Watch a demonstration of how to contribute to our class Google Doc about Significant People that Shaped Australia (you will also contribute to the Google Doc in Homework).


English Groups

Click HERE and read two primary sources written by another famous Australian woman, Mary Reibey. Mary was a originally a convict who later became a prominent Australian business person. Answer the questions related to Mary Reibey and then complete the biography template that you will be provided with in class.  Glue this into your HISTORY book.


Homework (2 Week Project)

In pairs, choose a person/people from the list below that contributed to the shaping of Australia prior to Federation.  Create a short biography of their life/lives.  You may use the links provided below, or search for your own information using books from the Library or other Internet sources.

Use the questions in the Biography Template (see below) to help form your biography.

Add the information you have found as a page in our shared document on Google Drive.  Add up to three pictures related to your significant person and format your page according to your liking (ie font, colour, point size etc).

Include a bibliography on your page.

Do not choose a Significant Person that a page has already been created for.

Make sure your page is finished by Thursday evening of Week 10 as we will share our document on Friday of Week 10.

Leaders
Governor Arthur Phillip
Biography
YouTube

Governor Lachlan Macquarie
YouTube
Extra Information and pictures

Business
Mary Reibey
Simple Biography
Detailed Biography
YouTube
Timeline
Biography

Indigenous
Pemulwuy
Biography

Arabanoo
Biography
Information

Benelong
Biography
Information

Windradyne
Biography
Information

Architects/Building
Francis Greenway
Biography
Information
Buildings

Agriculturalists/Farmers
Elizabeth & John Macarthur
YouTube
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/macarthurs-and-the-merino-sheep
http://www.australianhistory.org/john-macarthur.php

James Ruse
Biography
Information


Artists & Writers
John Lewin - Artist
Biography

John Glover - Artist
Biography
Artworks

Eugene von Guérard- Artist
Biography
Artworks

Nicholas Chevalier - Artist
Biography
Artworks

Henry Lawson - Poet & Writer
Biography
Information

'Banjo' Patterson - Poet & Writer
Biography

Social Justice
Mary Mackillop
YouTube
Biography
Information

Explorers
Visit this website to get an overview of the follow 1800s explorers and choose one (or a pair) to research further:

Burke & Wills
Hume & Hovell
Mitchell
Eyre
Kennedy
Oxley
Strzelecki