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TEAM # 1: BRITISH COLONIES WERE ESTABLISHED IN AUSTRALIA FOR ECONOMIC REASONS

Team Manager: ___________________________

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Your team will debate that British colonies were established in Australia for economic reasons.
You have 30 minutes to research and prepare your debate so dont waste time and start now.
Step 1: Team manager you are required to ensure all team members stay on task and work on their
assigned work. You will also be assigned Question 3 and will lead the discussion and record the
questions that your team identified together. Do this now before proceeding any further.
Step 2: You need to research and present evidence of the following:
1. Who came to Australia for economic reasons;
2. Where in Australia were British colonies established for economic reasons; and
3. Other questions you need to research to be able to present a good debate.
Allocate pairs to research one question.
Question 1 will be researched by these students: __________________________________________
Question 2 will be researched by these students: __________________________________________
Question 3 will be researched by these students: __________________________________________
Step 3: Safely and responsibly use the internet to research your questions using the Evidence Record
Sheets. Make sure you find evidence that you can refer to during your debate.
Step 4: Spend the last 5 minutes rehearsing your debate. Pairs will present the evidence they were
assigned but use this time so each pair can share their knowledge with the other team members.
Step 5: Wait and listen respectfully to the other debating teams while they present their findings.
Begin by using the following resources:
NSW Migration Heritage Centre. (2010). 1840 1900: For a colonial & adventurous spirit?
Experiments in white Australia. Retrieved from
http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/objectsthroughtime-history/1840-1900/
NSW Migration Heritage Centre. (2006). Objects through timeline...1830-1840s assisted immigration
introduced. Retrieved from http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/cms/wpcontent/uploads/teachers-resources/factsheets/MHC-Gold.pdf
NSW Migration Heritage Centre. (2006). Across trackless seas. Retrieved from
http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/cms/wp-content/uploads/teachersresources/factsheets/MHC-Trackless.pdf
Department of Immigration and Border Protection. (2013). Fact sheet 4 more than 65 years of postwar migration. Retrieved from https://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/04fifty.htm#a

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Question 1: Who came to Australia for economic reasons?
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Question 2: Where in Australia were British colonies established for economic reasons?
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Question 3: Other questions you need to research to be able to present a good debate
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TEAM # 2: BRITISH COLONIES WERE ESTABLISHED IN AUSTRALIA FOR POLITICAL REASONS

Team Manager: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Your team will debate that British colonies were established in Australia for political reasons. You
need to research and present evidence of the following:
1. Who came to Australia for political reasons;
2. Where in Australia were British colonies established for political reasons; and
3. Other questions you need to research to be able to present a good debate.
Question 1 will be researched by these students:
Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Question 2 will be researched by these students:

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Question 3 will be researched by these students:

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Team manager you are required to ensure all team members stay on task and work on their
assigned work. This person will also lead the discussion helping the team to identify questions you
need to research in order to gather the required evidence for your debate.
Begin by using the following resources:
NSW Migration Heritage Centre. (2006). Objects through timeline...1830-1840s assisted immigration
introduced. Retrieved from http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/cms/wpcontent/uploads/teachers-resources/factsheets/MHC-Gold.pdf
Convict Creations. (n.d.). Convict crimes. Retrieved from
http://www.convictcreations.com/history/crimes.htm
Wikipedia. (n..) Convicts in Australia. Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convicts_in_Australia
Wikipedia. (n.d.) Immigration history in Australia. Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_history_of_Australia

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Question 1: Who came to Australia for political reasons?
Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

FINDINGS: __________________________________________________________________________
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Question 2: Where in Australia were British colonies established for political reasons?
Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

FINDINGS: __________________________________________________________________________
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Question 3: Other questions you need to research to be able to present a good debate
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TEAM # 3: BRITISH COLONIES WERE ESTABLISHED IN AUSTRALIA FOR TOURISM REASONS

Team Manager: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

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Your team will debate that British colonies were established in Australia for tourism reasons. You
need to research and present evidence of the following:
1. Who came to Australia for tourism reasons;
2. Where in Australia were British colonies established for tourism reasons; and
3. Other questions you need to research to be able to present a good debate.
Question 1 will be researched by these students:
Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Question 2 will be researched by these students:

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Question 3 will be researched by these students:

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Team manager you are required to ensure all team members stay on task and work on their
assigned work. This person will also lead the discussion helping the team to identify questions you
need to research in order to gather the required evidence for your debate.
Begin by using the following resources:
Wikipedia. (n.d.) Ten pound Poms. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Pound_Poms
Nagatomo, J. (2012). From tourist to migrant. Retrieved from
http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/mai/files/2012/07/junnagatomo.pdf
Wikipedia. (n.d.) Immigration history in Australia. Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_history_of_Australia
Australia.gov.au. (n.d.). Migrating to Australia. Retrieved from
http://www.australia.gov.au/topics/immigration/migrating-to-australia

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Question 1: Who came to Australia for tourism reasons?
Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

FINDINGS: __________________________________________________________________________
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Question 2: Where in Australia were British colonies established for tourism reasons?
Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

FINDINGS: __________________________________________________________________________
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Question 3: Other questions you need to research to be able to present a good debate
Name: ___________________________

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QUESTION: _________________________________________________________________________
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TEAM # 4: BRITISH COLONIES WERE ESTABLISHED IN AUSTRALIA FOR SOCIAL REASONS

Team Manager: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Your team will debate that British colonies were established in Australia for social reasons. You need
to research and present evidence of the following:
1. Who came to Australia for social reasons;
2. Where in Australia were British colonies established for social reasons; and
3. Other questions you need to research to be able to present a good debate.
Question 1 will be researched by these students:
Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Question 2 will be researched by these students:

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Question 3 will be researched by these students:

Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

Team manager you are required to ensure all team members stay on task and work on their
assigned work. This person will also lead the discussion helping the team to identify questions you
need to research in order to gather the required evidence for your debate.
Begin by using the following resources:
Squirk Online Education. (n.d.) Migration to Australia 1832-1850. Retrieved from
http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-56_u-426_t-1075_c-4146/SA/9/Migration-to-Australia-18321850/Mass-migration/Becoming-Australian/SOSE-History/
Alison E. Green (2007) New Zealand migrants to Australia: social construction of migrant identity,
PhD, ePublications@bond, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from
http://epublications.bond.edu.au/theses/1/
Department of Immigration and Border Protection. (2014). Contribution of family migration to
Australia. Retrieved from https://www.immi.gov.au/pub-res/Documents/research/family-migrationcontribution-january-2014.pdf

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Question 1: Who came to Australia for social reasons?
Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

FINDINGS: __________________________________________________________________________
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Question 2: Where in Australia were British colonies established for social reasons?
Name: ___________________________

Name: ___________________________

FINDINGS: __________________________________________________________________________
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Question 3: Other questions you need to research to be able to present a good debate
Name: ___________________________

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QUESTION: _________________________________________________________________________
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