Topic

Migration from Arabic nations to Australia has a complex and multifaceted history.

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The term ‘cartoon’ is from the Italian cartone, meaning paper. In the middle ages, it was used to refer to sketches that had been drawn for larger works, such as canvases, frescos, tapestries or mosaics. From the nineteenth century, a cartoon came to mean an amusing illustration in newspapers, magazines or online.

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Stringent colonial restriction laws affected early Chinese migration to Australia.

Module

This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: English for Year 7 students. The module is designed to introduce students to a variety of texts on the theme of cultural perspectives and to enable them to understand how authors, poets and cartoonists reflect their own cultural perspectives through their chosen medium.

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The first Australian cricket team to tour overseas was an Aboriginal one.

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French settlement in Australia commenced soon after the arrival of the First Fleet.

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German migrants came to Australia as founding pioneers following colonisation, with 10,000 migrating during the gold rushes of the 1850s.

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Migration from Italy to Australia can be dated back to the 1800s and, since that time, many groups have followed.

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Japanese migrants first came to Australia in the late 1800s.

Module

This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: Languages for years 7–10.

Topic

This activity provides students with context and background information about the physical location and cultural environment in which Picnic at Hanging Rock is set.

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With new people and cultures come new ideas and practices. These could be new foods, new religions, new art forms or even new sports.