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• TLF-IDM016207

This resource is a webpage with information, study guide and resources on the process of analysing and evaluating historical sources to support Stage 3, 4 and 5 HSIE and the Australian Curriculum: History.

• TLF-IDM016503

In this resource Thomas Keneally addresses the issue of fictionalising history and the difference between novels and histories.

• TLF-IDM024912

The gold rush of the 1890s, which started in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie, prompted a rush of hopeful prospectors to Western Australia. Perth Mint exhibition supervisor Greg Cooke talks about the reality of life in the harsh outback with little water and no roads. Would you have risked your life to try to find your fortune ...

• TLF-IDM016731

In this resource Thomas Keneally speaks about the significance of Bennelong and contrasts him with Pemulwuy.

• TLF-IDM016598

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

• TLF-IDM016592

In this resource Thomas Keneally assesses Macquarie’s role in development of NSW.

• 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-IDM024894

Do you know what virtual reality (VR) is? VR is something you can experience if you put on a VR headset. The headset lets you see and hear things that make you feel like you're in a completely different place. Perhaps you've seen people using VR headsets or even tried one out yourself. In this video, Margot shows us an ...

• 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-IDA002854

This activity introduces the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Nations peoples of this Country. They are the traditional custodians of the lands, waterways and skies across Australia and that it is important for us to recognise that. Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages ...