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Stage 3 (Year 5) The Australian Colonies in the 1880’s

The founding of British colonies and the development of a colony. They learn about what life was like for different groups of

people in the colonial period. They examine significant events and people, political and economic developments, social

structures, and settlement patterns.

Topic: Significant People – Governor Macquarie

Key inquiry questions: What do we know about the lives of people in Australia’s colonial past and how do we know?

What were the significant events and who were the significant people that shaped Australian colonies?

Content

The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony; for example, explorers, farmers, entrepreneurs, artists,

writers, humanitarians, religious and political leaders, and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. (ACHHK097)

In this unit of work the term ‘Indigenous’ is used to refer to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Student learning activity

Inquiry question: Does Governor Macquarie deserve the title ‘The Father of Australia’?


Source 1: Who am I?

http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.

cgi?itemID=432071

Source 2: I supported Governor Macquarie - Who am I?

http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.c

gi?itemID=432070

http://www.acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=432071





Source 3: Epitaph on Governor Macquarie’s mausoleum:

HERE IN THE HOPE OF A GLORIOUS RESURRECTION

LIE THE REMAINS OF THE LATE

MAJOR GENERAL LACHLAN MACQUARIE

OF JARVISFIELD

WHO WAS BORN 31ST JANUARY, 1761

AND DIED AT LONDON ON THE 1ST OF JULY, 1824

THE PRIVATE VIRTUES AND AMIABLE DISPOSITION

WITH WHICH HE WAS ENDOWED

RENDERED HIM AT ONCE A MOST BELOVED HUSBAND,

FATHER AND MASTER, AND A MOST ENDEARING FRIEND.

HE ENTERED THE ARMY AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN


AND THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF 47 YEARS

SPENT IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

WAS UNIFORMLY CHARACTERIZED

BY ANIMATED ZEAL FOR HIS PROFESSION,

ACTIVE BENEVOLENCE,

AND GENEROSITY WHICH KNEW NO BOUNDS.

HE WAS APPOINTED GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES A.D. 1809

AND FOR TWELVE YEARS FULFILLED THE DUTIES OF THAT STATION

WITH EMINENT ABILITY AND SUCCESS.

HIS SERVICES IN THAT CAPACITY

HAVE JUSTLY ATTACHED A LASTING HONOUR TO HIS NAME.

THE WISDOM, LIBERALITY, AND BENEVOLENCE

OF ALL THE MEASURES OF HIS ADMINISTRATION,

HIS RESPECT FOR THE ORDINANCES OF RELIGION

AND THE READY ASSISTANCE WHICH HE GAVE

TO EVERY CHARITABLE INSTITUTION,

THE UNWEARIED ASSIDUITY WITH WHICH

HE SOUGHT TO PROMOTE

THE WELFARE OF ALL CLASSES OF THE COMMUNITY,

THE RAPID IMPROVEMENT OF THE COLONY

UNDER HIS AUSPICES,

AND THE HIGH ESTIMATION IN WHICH BOTH HIS CHARACTER

AND GOVERNMENT WERE HELD

RENDERED HIM TRULY DESERVING THE APPELLATION

BY WHICH HE HAS BEEN DISTINGUISHED

THE FATHER OF AUSTRALIA.




Source 7: I opposed Governor Macquarie - Who am I?




Source 8: I opposed Governor Macquarie - Who am I?




Source 9: I opposed Governor Macquarie – Who am I?




Activity 1: Supporters and Opponents of Macquarie

Use Sources from the exhibition to find out about the supporters and opponents of Governor Macquarie.

SUPPORTERS OF GOVERNOR MACQUARIE

Name of supporter Reasons for supporting Governor Macquarie

OPPONENTS OF GOVERNOR MACQUARIE

Name of opponent Reasons for opposing Governor Macquarie


YOUR CONCLUSION

Macquarie SHOULD BE called the Father of Australia

because....

Macquarie should NOT be called the Father of Australia

because....

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4


Activity 2: Governor Macquarie - SCRIPT FOR ‘THIS IS YOUR LIFE’

Presenter: Good evening and welcome to ‘This is Your Life’.

My name is _______________________ and tonight we’re honouring one of the most important personalities in Australian

history. Tonight our Guest of Honour is________________________________________

[Write 3 descriptive sentences that tell us about the achievements of your historical personality]

Right now our unsuspecting Guest of Honour is enjoying a quiet dinner in a restaurant just across the road! Let’s go and surprise

them, shall we?

Presenter: Hello ______________________. This is your Life!

Guest: Oh my goodness! I can’t believe it! How exciting!

[Add more comments your historical personality would say, maybe a famous quote associated with them]


Presenter: Yes it is exciting, because tonight we are going to hear about your most significant achievements from____ [number

of speakers] of the most important people in your life. [You can have as many speakers as you like, use a logical sequence for

your speakers to appear in, such as the time at which they appeared in the person’s life].

Speaker no. 1 (Say who you are and talk about important events and achievements in the life of the Guest of Honour which this

speaker would know about)

Presenter: Thank you ___________________ for that interesting information. And now we will hear from our second speaker.

Speaker no. 2 [Say who you are and talk about important events and achievements in the life of the Guest of Honour which this

speaker would know about as a participant, observer or correspondent with the Guest]


Presenter: Thank you ________________. Well that was a fascinating story!

And now we will hear from our third speaker. Do you recognise this person?

Speaker no.3 [Say who you are and talk about important events and achievements in the life of the Guest of Honour which this

speaker would know about as a participant, observer or correspondent with the Guest]

Presenter: Thank you ____________________. And now we will hear from our Guest of Honour who is going to tell us the story

of the greatest achievement of their life. Over to you ________________________


Guest of Honour: [About 100 words that sum up the greatest achievements in the life of the Guest of Honour and explain why

they have become a famous personality in Australian history]

Presenter: Wow! What an amazing story! Did you really do that? Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it is no wonder that

____________________________ is recognised as one of the most important people in Australian history.

Well we’ve come to the end of this week’s edition of ‘This is Your Life’. I hope you at home enjoyed the show, and we hope our

Guest of Honour ______________ enjoyed reviewing their life.

To help you remember these moments, here is your own copy of your life! [hand over book to Guest of Honour]

Thank you all for watching and we’ll see you again next time for another exciting episode of ‘This is Your Life’.


Background notes for teachers

In 2010 The State Library of NSW presented the exhibition The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie, 1810 to 1821 to commemorate the

bicentenary of the beginning of Macquarie’s governorship of the colony. The exhibition featured extraordinary original items from

the Library’s collection including Macquarie’s journals, maps, watercolours, an authentic portrait of the Governor, his travelling

trunk and other personal items. Additional items were loaned by Historic Houses Trust of NSW and the Powerhouse Museum.

The exhibition looked at exploration and expansion in the colony during the Macquarie era, which included a series of landmark

tours by Macquarie and the establishment of many new settlements, including Liverpool and Port Macquarie

NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum History K - 10

Outcomes Historical Skills Historical concepts

HT3-1 describes and explains the

significance of people, groups, places

and events to the development of

Australia

HT3-2 describes and explains different

experiences of people living in

Australia over time

HT3-5 applies a variety of skills of

historical inquiry and communication

Comprehension: chronology, terms and

concepts

use historical terms and concepts

(ACHHS099, ACHHS118)

Analysis and use of sources

locate information related to inquiry

questions in a range of sources


compare information from a range of

sources (ACHHS103, ACHHS122

Perspectives and interpretations

identify points of view in the past and

present (ACHHS104, ACHHS123)

Cause and effect: events,

decisions or developments in the

past that produce later actions

results or effects

Significance: the importance of

an event, development or

individual/group


Outcomes Historical Skills Historical concepts

Research

identify and pose questions to inform an

historical inquiry (ACHHS100, ACHHS119)

identify and locate a range of relevant

sources to support an historical inquiry


Explanation and communication

develop texts, particularly narratives and

descriptions, which incorporate source

materials (ACHHS105, ACHHS124)

use a range of communication forms (oral,

graphic, written) and digital

technologies(ACHHS106, ACHHS125)

Learning across the curriculum

Literacy

Creative and critical thinking

Civics and citizenship

Resources

The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie, 1810 to 1821 - Exhibition at the State Library of NSW (2010)

http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/exhibitions/2010/governor/index.html

http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/exhibitions/2010/governor/index.html


‘Lachlan Macquarie’ in Australian Dictionary of Biography (online) http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macquarie-lachlan-2419

Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie Archive (LEMA), Macquarie University

http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/digital/lema/about.html

NSW Department of Education and Training website, ‘Macquarie 2010’

http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/Web/macquarie2010/index.htm?Signature=(626e38ae-a585-4f55-b27b-

4fb7b00b4367)

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macquarie-lachlan-2419

http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/digital/lema/about.html

http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/Web/macquarie2010/index.htm?Signature=(626e38ae-a585-4f55-b27b-4fb7b00b4367)

http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/Web/macquarie2010/index.htm?Signature=(626e38ae-a585-4f55-b27b-4fb7b00b4367)

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