150 Year Gold Timeline (1829 – 1970’s) Teacher Resource The following timeline is a summary of information from the Heart of Gold Australia app, plus other key dates, ordered chronologically for your reference. Year Person/Organisation Event Importance 1829 British Government Arrival of the First Start of Swan Fleet River Colony 1836 Governor James Old Court House built A place where Stirling and engineer criminal and civil Henry Willey Reveley cases were heard to help keep peace in the colony 1856 Queen Victoria Proclaimed Perth as a Governed by its city own council 1876 Sir Charles ‘Scruffy’ Moved from London Supplied gold McNess to Perth prospecting equipment and later helped developed Perth city 1885 Charlie Hall Finds 870g nugget in Contestable first Halls Creek noteworthy gold find in state 1886-1900 Export 88% of WA’s export Helped build income attributed to Australia’s gold economy 1890-1895 Sir William Cleaver Appointed by British Selected John Francis Robinson Government as Forrest as Governor of Western Premer of Australia Western Australia 1890 John Forrest Becomes Premier of The first premier (1890-1901) Western Australia of WA Keen to address colony’s urgent needs including harbour, pipeline and railway for gold industry 1892 Arthur Bayley and Carries 540ounces First noteworthy William Ford (over 15kg) of gold gold find in the to Southern Cross state, Fly Flat Bank Coolgardie 1892 Clara Saunders Arrived in WA Nursing miners Goldfields who were sick with dysentery 1892 Government Passed law Married women could own property and The #heartofgold Discovery Trails are a community initiative of the Gold Industry Group P: +61 8 6314 6333 E: [email protected] W: goldindustrygroup.com.au therefore mining leases etc. 1892 William G. Brookman Recovering from Bought Bankruptcy moved goldmines, from SA to WA directed 30 mining companies, became a millionaire, invested in real estate 1892-1900 Immigration The population Gold Rush increased from increases wealth, 59,000 to 180,000 services, buildings, impact on aboriginal communities, impact on environment 1893 Paddy Hannan, Discovers gold 40km Named “The Thomas Flanagan and east of Coolgardie Golden Mile” Dan O’Shea find gold which later at base of Mt Charlotte becomes Kalgoorlie Gold Rush starts 1894 Clara Saunders Married wearing a First settler brooch given to her woman to be by Paddy Hannan married in Coolgardie 1896 Western Australian Train line from Perth Travel changed Government Railways to Coolgardie opens from walking, with Engineer-in-Chief horse or camel- C.Y. O’Connor train to a faster and safer mode of transport Made the goldfields area more accessible 1897 Sir Charles ‘Scruffy’ Built McNess Royal First shopping McNess Arcade arcade in Perth 1897 Premier John Forrest Inner Harbour of Ability to with Engineer-in-Chief Fremantle Port opens increase the C.Y. O’Connor exports from Western Australia, including gold 1899 Britain’s Royal Mint The Perth Mint was A place to designed by George established deposit gold, Temple Poole refine gold and make coins The #heartofgold Discovery Trails are a community initiative of the Gold Industry Group P: +61 8 6314 6333 E: [email protected] W: goldindustrygroup.com.au Miners could exchange gold for coins to buy goods 1899 Government Passed a Law Women in WA were given the right to vote 1900 William G. Brookman Elected Mayor of Spokesman for Perth the mining industry 1901 John Forrest Last year as the Many miners Premier of WA viewed him as unsympathetic to their interests 1901 Sir Edmund Barton Elected as first Prime Separate colonies Minister of Australia agreed to unite as the Federation of Commonwealth Australia of Australia Constitution of Australia written 1901 William G. Brookman Built Bon Marche Development of Arcade buildings in Perth city 1903 C.Y. O’Connor Pipeline finished 557km long pipeline (largest pipeline ever) Water now provided to Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie making safer working and living conditions 1903 Governor, Sir Frederick Supreme Court was Ability to deal Bedford and Chief built with a greater Justice, Sir Edward number of crimes Stone and disputes to keep peace in a larger town 1914-1918 Government of World War 1 Goldfields diggers Australia with British left to become allies wartime ‘diggers’ Downturn in gold industry 1921 Rodolphe Samuel Established Mount Over the next 50 Schenk Margaret Mission years the mission impacted upon the lives of many Aboriginal people The #heartofgold Discovery Trails are a community initiative of the Gold Industry Group P: +61 8 6314 6333 E: [email protected] W: goldindustrygroup.com.au through part of the Stolen Generation. 1925 General Post Office Point Zero marker: Consistency in Distances to Perth mapping and measured from this distance point calculation and communication 1929 Australia Start of Great Low production Depression of gold, only 4,000 employed in industry 1931 Jim Larcombe 60 pound ‘Golden Reinvigorate Eagle’ nugget found search for gold 1930s Gold Industry Gold Industry Doubling of gold recovers prices and increase in foreign investment, jobs available in Kalgoorlie 1937 Claude de Bernales Built London Court 1939-1945 Government of World War II Downturn in gold Australia with British industry allies 1960-1970 Government of Decade of Mineral Major changes in Western Australia Expansion Mining Industry 1971 Paul Ritter Designs Ore Obelisk Celebrating mineral expansion 1975 Government Racial Discrimination The first time Act passed Aboriginal people were recognised as equal under Australian law 1998 Government of Kangaroo statues in Celebrating Western Australia and Perth City Australian City of Perth landscape and ecology The #heartofgold Discovery Trails are a community initiative of the Gold Industry Group P: +61 8 6314 6333 E: [email protected] W: goldindustrygroup.com.au Heart of Gold Lesson Plan Year 9 Lesson 1 Events that Changed WA Curriculum Links: (ACDSEH017) (ACDSEH080) (ACDSEH081) (ACDSEH082) / 9 / HASS / History / Historical Knowledge and Understanding / Making a better world / The Industrial Revolution (ACDSEH084) / 9 / HASS / History / Historical Knowledge and Understanding / Making a better world / Movement of peoples (ACDSEH090) / 9 / HASS / History / Historical Knowledge and Understanding / Australia and Asia / Making a nation (ACDSEH096) / 9 / HASS / History / Historical Knowledge and Understanding / World War 1 (ACHHS164) / 9 / HASS / History / Historical Skills / Chronology, terms and concepts (ACHHS170) / 9 / HASS / History / Historical Skills / Analysis and use of sources (ACHHS174) (ACHHS175) / 9 / HASS / History / Historical Skills / Explanation and communication Cross-curriculum priorities: (CCP ATS OI.6) Cross-curriculum priorities / Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture / Key Ideas / Organising Ideas / Culture (CCP ATS OI.9) Cross-curriculum priorities / Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture / Key Ideas / Organising Ideas / People (CCP S OI.8) Cross-curriculum priorities / Sustainability / Key Ideas / Organising Ideas / Futures Objectives: 1. Explore a range of significant events in Australia’s history, analysing their importance in shaping Australia as a nation, covering topics including; a. The technological innovations that led to the Industrial Revolution. b. The population movements and changing settlement patterns during this period. c. The experiences of men, women and children and their changing way of life. d. Changes in the way of life of people who moved to Australia in this period. e. Living and working conditions in Australia around the turn of the twentieth century. 2. Develop texts, particularly descriptions and discussions that use evidence from a range of sources that are referenced. 3. Collate notes from the Heart of Gold Australia app and supporting documentation (i.e. Historic Events Timeline) correlating to one specific historical event. 4. Formulate a script for a small group performance. 5. Perform a 2 – 5-minute scene demonstrating the main themes from student’s chosen historical event. The #heartofgold Discovery Trails are a community initiative of the Gold Industry Group P: +61 8 6314 6333 E: [email protected] W: goldindustrygroup.com.au Materials and Resources: • Heart of Gold Discovery Trail digital resource – Heart of Gold Australia app • Supporting resources o Gold Timeline Resource Sheet o Supporting documentation • Website resource list (see below) • Space for scene performances • Students workbooks/collaborative notetaking paper for brainstorming • Access to research tools, computers, iPads etc Introduction: 1. Gather students and introduce today’s topic. 2. Share quick recap of the group’s favourite stops, most memorable moments or details they remember most clearly. 3. Split the class into groups of 3 – 5 students and hand out Gold Timeline Resource Sheet. 4. Invite students to choose a significant event to focus on (or assign groups with pre-selected events). 5. Inform students of their task, to create a short 2 – 5-minute scene. Each group will need to create and perform a scene. Directives could include: a. A true reflection of actual events from recounts, speeches, official records and photographs. b. A fictional representation of the event based on facts. c. An analysis of the perspective of a member of the community (outlined in the Heart of Gold Discovery Trail from a specified year). d. A fictional representation of the events that occurred, leading up to one of the significant events