2. The Aboriginal Experience of Colonisation
Focus Question: How did colonisation impact on the lives of
Indigenous people in Australia during the 19th
century?
Contributing Question 1. What was life like for Indigenous people before
colonisation?
Contributing Question 2. How did relations change between the settlers
and the Indigenous people?
Contributing Question 3.What were some of the consequences of the
British invasion for Aboriginal people?

3. The Life of a Convict
Focus Question: What is the significance of Hyde Park Barracks to early
colonisation in Australia?
Contributing Question 1. Describe the living and working conditions for
convicts in the barracks during 1819-1848.
Contributing Question 2. What historical records can we use to discover
facts about the Barracks and its occupants?
Contributing Question 3. What are the similarities and differences
between the early convict experience of Australia and the current asylum
seeker experience?

4. Reference List
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