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The U.S. Civil Rights Movement "Freedom Rides" used civil disobedience to great effect. They also influenced the Freedom Ride in Australia which involvedUniversity of Sydney students going by bus through rural New South Wales and challenging segregation in communities. This program explores the Freedom Ride as part of a wider push by Aboriginal Australians to engage in activism and social reform across the nation.
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Work! Punishment! Prison! What was it like to be a convict in Australia’s early penal colonies? Listen to the story of a convict from Moreton Bay as he describes why penal colonies were established, and learn about the harsh life convicts had. Students will learn through this easy-to-follow Miniclip accompanied by many primary sources from the era of Australian colonization.
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This series of three clips explores the people and evidence that help us understand the ancient past--particularly of Australia. Part one, The Role of Historians and Archaeologists, outlines how archaeologists and historians investigate the ancient past and conduct historical inquiries. Part two, Sources of Historical Evidence, explores the range of sources that can be used in a historical investigation, including archaeological and written sources....
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The property includes a selection of 11 penal sites from among the thousands established by the British Empire on Australian soil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sites are spread across Australia: from Fremantle in Western Australia to Kingston and Arthur's Vale on Norfolk Island in the east, and from areas around Sydney in New South Wales in the north to sites located in Tasmania in the south. Around 166,000 men, women and children were sent...
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Social unrest under Europe's feudal system found its voice during the Enlightenment, when philosophers promoted egalitarian and democratic ideals. These ideas became the flame that lit the fuse of revolution. This program outlines the key causes and events of the American and French Revolutions, as well as subsequent struggles for equal rights for colonized nations, indigenous peoples, and women.
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A unique archaeological and ethnological reserve located in the Northern Territory, the region has been inhabited continuously for more than 40,000 years. The cave paintings, rock carvings and archaeological sites present a record of the skills and life ways of the region's inhabitants, from the hunters and gatherers of prehistoric times to the Aboriginal people still living there. It is a unique example of a complex of ecosystems, including those...
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In 1993 Tongariro became the first property to be inscribed on the World Heritage List under the revised criteria describing cultural landscapes. The mountains at the heart of the park have cultural and religious significance for the Maori people and symbolize the spiritual links between this community and its environment. The park has active and extinct volcanoes, a diverse range of ecosystems and some spectacular landscapes.
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In the wake of World War II, in a move closely related to the beginnings of the Cold War, the United States of America decided to resume nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean, on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall archipelago. After the displacement of the local inhabitants, 67 nuclear tests were carried out from 1946 to 1958, including the explosion of the first H-bomb (1952). Bikini Atoll has conserved direct tangible evidence that is highly significant...
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Fraser Island lies just off the east coast of Australia, and at 76 miles long, it is the largest sand island in the world. The site has exceptional natural beauty with some 155 miles of sandy beaches, strikingly colored sand cliffs, and spectacular blowouts. Inland from the beaches are majestic remnants of tall rainforest growing on sandy dunes and half of the world's perched freshwater dune lakes.
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The Conquerors of the Great Ocean looks at the history of Oceania, the fifth continent spread over nearly 10,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean and scattered with island states. Three thousand years ago the greatest seaborne migration undertaken by humankind began there. This populating created a new civilization that is now broken up but which retains its own specific way of interpreting the world. Thanks to archaeological research over the last...
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This park, formerly called Uluru (Ayers Rock-Mount Olga) National Park, features spectacular geological formations that dominate the vast red sandy plain of central Australia. Uluru, an immense monolith, and Kata Tjuta, the rock domes located west of Uluru, form part of the traditional belief system of one of the oldest human societies in the world. The traditional owners of Uluru-Kata Tjuta are the Anangu Aboriginal people.
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"The Pacific Islands can be seen to be linked by commerce, Christianity, colonialism, world wars and the nuclear experience. Equally, they can be seen as isolated societies, and have often been represented as such by Western explorers and anthropologists. Both interpretations carry weight, as societies struggle separately to preserve or regain autonomy or band together in regional associations. The Cambridge History of the Pacific Islanders addresses...
19) The Southwest Pacific since 1900: a modern history : Australia, New Zealand, the islands, Antarctica
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Brief biographies of native African heroes and heroines with emphasis on those from south of the Sahara.
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The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the northeast coast of Australia. It contains the world's largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusk. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong ("sea cow") and the large green turtle, which are threatened with extinction.
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