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• TLF-IDA002848

Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages can help children build their understanding of land, water and people. This activity helps to assist the identification of the language group/s on which the school, youth group or home is situated. To understand local perspectives and support these activities, ...

• TLF-IDM019080

This resource guides teachers through the process of researching the historical records of a Australian First World War veteran. School communities are encouraged to 'adopt' a local veteran. Part of the Bringing communities together series in response to the NSW State ANZAC Centenary.

• TLF-IDM021191

This 10 minute video in three parts offers an overview of the development of the agrarian civilisations in the ancient world. Part 1 looks at how, as peasant villages spread, farmers developed more productive methods of farming, particularly the use of large animals for ploughing and transport, and irrigation. Part 2 looks ...

• TLF-IDM021198

This 6 minute video explains how agriculture drove change and why humans took the risk of abandoning foraging. As farming technologies improved, populations increased, which led to the growth of villages and then cities. This in turn enabled collective learning, so that farming regions got a head start on other regions. ...

• TLF-IDM016598

In this resource Thomas Keneally reveals his reasons for choosing the images in 'Australians: Origins to Eureka'.

• TLF-IDM016435

In this resource Peter FitzSimons talks about how he researches history. Learncast video.

• TLF-IDM016551

In this resource Peter FitzSimons talks about the approach he takes to writing about historical events. Learncast video.

• TLF-IDM016501

In this resource Thomas Keneally speaks about the extraordinary things he discovered about Aboriginal people from a archaeological dig at Brewarrina.

• TLF-IDM016355

In this resource Peter FitzSimons reads from 'Tobruk'. Learncast video.

• TLF-IDM016314

In this resource Peter FitzSimons talks about his inspiration for writing history. Learncast video.