Teaching Resource
Colonisation to Federation – Australian History Timeline
A 4 page timeline to display in the classroom when learning about the history of Australia.
Use this Australian History teaching resource in the classroom when exploring significant events that took place in Australian from British Colonisation to Federation.
Print and laminate the timetable banner and heading to create a display for the unit in your classroom.
Print and laminate the fact sheet version of the timetable for students to use during group tasks. Alternatively, print a copy for each student to paste into their books.
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Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCHHC083
Identify the origin, content features and the purpose of historical sources and describe the context of these sources when explaining daily life in colonial Australia, reasons for migration and causes and effects of Federation
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACHASSK134
Key figures, events and ideas that led to Australia's Federation and Constitution

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Placed the date '1835' in the correct position from page 7 to page 6. Removed duplicate date '1836' on page 7.
Fix by Tom (Teach Starter) Mar 5th, 2020
Date changed on page 6 from '182' to '1825'.
Fix by Victoria (Teach Starter) Jan 8th, 2018
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