write an essay which reflects on how nineteenth century Australian history is relevant to contemporary Australia |

You will be required to write an essay which reflects on how nineteenth century Australian history is relevant to contemporary Australia using three examples from this unit.

Word Length: 800 words

This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:
Identify the historical forces of the nineteenth century which shape Australia today.
Interpret different kinds of historical evidence, including visual, textual and material.
Communicate effectively in oral and written forms.

This is meant to be a ‘think piece’ so a reference list is not necessary. I’m not looking for a perfectly constructed essay for this task. This is not to say I don’t expect it to be well-written but to signal that it is a different sort of task than a research essay where the primacy is on your research base. Here I am looking to reward ‘thoughtfulness’, ‘perception’, ‘insight’ and critical and creative reflection. You can include references if you want as footnotes (say you use something from the reader, you can just put MHIS201 Reader and page number).

I choose These three examples

a. Dispossession (AH)

b. Settling the Land (AH)

NSW Supreme Court – Colonial Case Law
Dispossession

Settling the Land

Tutorial Readings:

Lisa Ford and B Salter, “From Pluralism to Territorial Sovereignty: the 1816 Trial of Mow-watty in the Superior Court of New South Wales”, Indigenous Law Journal, 7, 2008, 67-86.

Leonie Stevens, “The Phenomenal Coolness of Tunnerminnerwait”, Victorian Historical Journal, vol.81 (1), 2010, 18-40.

a. Economy

b. Indigenous Labour

Eureka
Economy

Indigenous Labour

Tutorial Readings:

Primary:

1. Ballarat Reform League charter, 11 November 1854: https://web.archive.org/web/20140623015131/https://www.eurekaballarat.com/media/209230/reform_league.pdf

2. Lieutenant Governor Hotham’s report on a serious riot and collision at the Ballarat Gold Field, 20 December 1854:

https://public-record-office-victoria.culturalspot.org/asset-viewer/vprs-1085-p0-duplicate-despatches-from-the-governor-to-the-secretary-of-state-unit-8-duplicate-despatch-no-162/JAGABsCpzlwuog?exhibitId=-QJCUdqSRYv-JA (See link below) – Click on the link. Once at the site there is a small tab on the left hand side underneath the title of the item labelled ‘Details’. Click on that and scroll down and you will get a complete transcription of the original document.

Secondary:

3. John Molony, Eureka, Melbourne University Press, Carlton 2001, ch.7, ‘Bakery Hill’.

4. Jan Kociumbas, Possessions, The Oxford history of Australia, v. 2. 1770-1860, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1986, ch.11, ‘All That Glitters’.

A. Charity

b. Non-Europeans in Australia

Aboriginal Protection?
Charity

Non-Europeans in Australia

Tutorial Readings:

Katherine Ellinghaus, “Regulating Koori Marriages: The 1886 Victorian Aborigines Protection Act”, Journal of Australian Studies,67, 2001, 22-29.

Regina Ganter and Ros Kidd, “The Powers of Protectors: Conflicts Surrounding Queensland’s 1897 Aboriginal Legislation”, Australian Historical Studies, 25 (101), October, 1993, 536-554.

https://foundingdocs.gov.au/scan-sid-528.html#

https://web.archive.org/web/20040831012400/https://www.abc.net.au/missionvoices/