Source Documents Developing an understanding of the establishment of the NSW Supreme Court in 1824 Source Documents and the NSW Supreme Court Many original source documents can be accessed to illustrate the history of the establishment of the NSW Supreme Court....
Australian History Resources The Rule of Law Education Centre encourages active civic participation by teaching Australian students about the rule of law and our democratic heritage. The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history. It is human...
Experiences of women on the First Fleet voyage: Susannah Kable Background In 1784, Susannah Holmes, a 19-year old English girl from a poor family, was found guilty of stealing bed sheets, cloth and household items from her employer, Jabez Taylor. These years were...
The Australian Newspaper: William Wentworth and Robert Wardell Celebrating 200 years of press freedom in Australia Introduction The original Australian Newspaper was started in the penal colony of NSW on 14 October 1824 by William Wentworth and Robert Wardell. The...
How was the Law applied to Indigenous People in the Penal Colony of New South Wales? The Myall Creek Massacre and the Application of the Rule of Law to Indigenous People in the Early Colony Click Here for PDF Introduction This resource outlines the legal and cultural...
Civics and Citizenship in the NSW Curriculum New South Wales K-6 HSIE Syllabus released on 24 July 2024. The New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA) has released the final version of the Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE) Syllabus for students in...