Henry Lawson: Australian writer Henry Lawson's life and background Portrait of Henry Lawson by Sir John Longstaff. Oil on canvas 41x30.5cm. Image courtesy of the : an20358241. was born on the goldfields in New South Wales on 17 June 1867. In Henry's early years, the family lived on a poor selection in the Mudgee district. His parents separated in 1883, and Henry moved to Sydney with his mother, . Colin Roderick , who published a biography of Lawson called , suggests that Lawson suffered from manic depression and sought refuge from his mood swings in alcohol. Henry married Bertha Bredt in 1896, and they had two children, but it was not a happy relationship and they separated in 1903. Henry Lawson and the Australian bush Much of Lawson's work was set in the , or was about bush life. This was also the time before , and Australians' allegiance was not to Australia, because it did not exist as an united entity as yet. Lawson and The Bulletin Lawson was first published in The Bulletin in 1887 with the poem . Useful links
UTas ePrints - A Children's Book of Aboriginal Stories Pridmore, S (2012) A Children's Book of Aboriginal Stories. University of Tasmania, Tasmania. Australian Aboriginal culture is the oldest culture on Earth. This Children’s book uses Aboriginal stories (which are tens of thousands of years old) to learn what we can about how we can get along together. The Dreamtime was a time when the Aboriginal Ancestors (spirits, and the earliest people and animals) made the Earth the way we find it today.
Australian Storytelling - Storytellers, Educational Stories, Articles, Storytelling Guild News, Story links in Australia, Storytelling Festivals About Yolgnu | Nhulunbuy Corporation Yolngu Life – a Brief Overview Yolngu are Indigenous Australian people living in north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Yolngu literally means ‘person’ in the language spoken by the people. Yolngu culture is among the oldest living cultures on earth, stretching back more than 40,000 years. It is still strongly maintained due to their relatively late contact with Europeans. Arnhem Land is an area of 97,000 km² in the north-eastern corner of the Northern Territory, Australia. About 5000 Yolngu live in North East Arnhem Land, mostly in the old mission centres of Milingimbi, Ramangining, Galiwin’ku, Gapuwiyak and Yirrkala, but many also choose to live in small homeland communities. Pre-European history Yolngu sustained good trade relations with Macassan fishermen for several hundred years. The Macassan respected the land as Yolngu land; they only ever camped on the beach, and generally avoided contact with Yolngu women. Law Ceremonies Kinship System Yolngu Food Groups
Learning log Two students share and compare their learning logs. Learning logs are a personalized learning resource for children. In the learning logs, the children record their responses to learning challenges set by their teachers. Model support[edit] The importance of learners becoming aware of their own thought processes and gaining insights into the strategies they use to resolve problems, or overcome difficulties.[1] There is also critical need for students to become actively involved in the process of learning.[2] Research findings indicating that journals of this type are likely to increase metacognition through students becoming more aware of their own thought processes.[3] Research using a "thinking book" which investigated the development of reflective thinking skills in children.[4] Use and scope of learning logs[edit] Closeup of a child's Learning log The process of using learning logs involves developing thinking and learning skills, which are enhanced by a peer partnership system.
Living Black on SBS Living Black returns for a new season on April 7 Tune in on SBS ONE on Mondays 5pm & NITV on Tuesdays 8pm for Indigenous stories that matter to all Australians, hosted by Karla Grant. Series 19 Finale: Greg Inglis Living Black host Karla Grant speaks with 2013 Dally M NRL Fullback of the Year, fashion designer, male model and mentor Greg Inglis. Greg and Karla discuss in detail his football career including the moment he almost left his beloved NRL code and his hopes for a more inclusive Australia. Watch the full episode: “In the end, to move forward in this country, it’s not black and white anymore it’s a multi-cultural country, so we always have to remember what happens in the past. Greg Inglis is an Australian Rugby League player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the NRL. Greg Inglis is a Dunghutti man from Kempsey NSW, but grew up in Bowraville, before moving to Newcastle at the age of 16 to follow his NRL dream.
Short Story Project: The Task You will read and study – both independently and as a class – a range of short stories, focusing on the key elements of short story writing (exposition, character, setting, theme, plot, action, conflict, climax, resolution, and narrative techniques), and produce your own original short story for publication. You are required to undertake the following: Read widely in the area of short story fiction. Through your broad reading and class work, aim to develop an informed understanding of the key elements of short story construction:• exposition (also known as ‘orientation') • characters • setting(s) • theme(s) • plot • action • conflict • climax • resolution • point of view • narrative techniques Create and present your own original short story for publication. Approximate length: 1000 words. When preparing and composing your short story, you are required to frame a clear and succinct Written Explanation which is written in succinct explanatory paragraphs.
Macassan Traders Macassan Traders People from Makassar, now Ujungpandang, in the southwest of Celebes, now Sulawesi. They visited the north of Australia for at least hundreds of years, though probably much longer, fishing for trepang - sea cucumber - and trading with the Aborigines. These visitors contributed to the language, art, economy and genetics of the northern aborigines. It is uncertain when the journeys began from Makassar to the place they called Marege, apparently on the north coast of Australia. In 1803 Mathew Flinders met the Macassan trading fleet at what is now known as Nhulunbuy on his circumnavigation of Australia. The trepang were processed and dried before being taken back to Makassar. The processing of the trepang involved boiling, gutting, recooking with mangrove bark to add flavour and colour, then drying and smoking. The Macassan contact with the aboriginals of the north had a profound effect on their cultures. The length of the processing required long stays on the coast.
The suggested origin of the pre-Clovis Australoid population of the Americas Did Australian Aborigines discover the New World? Hundreds of skulls, dating from at least 11,000 years ago, presumably arriving an unknown length of time before that date, have been discovered in Central America and South America, that have a number of features of the skull distinctive of Australian Aborigines. The oldest skeleton so far found in the Americas is that of a female, dubbed Luzia, found in Lapa Vermelha cave system in Central Brazil, that was originally found in the 1970s. According to Walter Neves, an evolutionary biologist from the University of Sao Paulo, the cranial morphology of the skeletons is similar to that of Australian Aborigines. 81 skulls, the largest sample of American skulls, from the Lagoa Santa region of Brazil were studied, comparing them with worldwide data sets representing global morphological variation among humans. There is also a cultural similarity between the Pericu and Australian Aborigines. Burial practices Links Sources & Further reading
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