1. Year Five History / Even Year
Visitors and Invaders
Year Five History / Even Year

2. Lesson Overview Learning Objective
We will examine the achievments of Windradyne of the Wiradjuri.
Prior Knowledge
Early contacts, Macassan visitors, arrival of British in 1788.
Resources Required
Whiteboards, markers, language map of Aboriginal Australia, worksheet.
Special Instructions
Langauge Nations Map and worksheet for this lesson, should be one 40 minute lesson
People and Places
Windrayne, Wiradjuri
Vocabulary
achievements, martial law, ? habitat

3. Word Wall
achievements: something done successfully with courage, effort and skill
Martial law: stopping the legal process, soldiers, police, and settlers have power
Develop wall from vocab lists.

4. Learning Objective
We will examine the achievements1 of Windradyne of the Wiradjuri.
Definitions for vocab box
1. Something done successfully or well with courage, effort and skill .

5. Activating Prior Knowledge
Now let’s see what you remember from the last lessons.
Who came to Australian in 1788?
Why did they come?
What did the Eora see when they arrived?
Who was captured by Governor Arthur Philip?
Why did Governor Arthur Philip want to capture an Eora man?
So he could learn to talk to the Eora people
The British in the First Fleet, Governor Arthur Philip
To set up a penal colony for convicts
Strange animals like sheep, Sailing ships with tall masts, strange people with funny hats and clothes
Bennelong
Word wall: prehistory

6. Possum skin cloak or mantle
Concept Development
We will examine the achievements of Windradyne. We will consider why he fought against invasion of Wiradjuri land.
In 1813 The British found a way through the Blue Mountains from Sydney with the help of Indigenous people. A road was built.
In 1815 there was a peaceful meeting between the British and Wiradjuri with
Governor Macquarie trading a yellow cloth for a Wiradjuri possum skin cloak.
King's Table Land, Blue Mountains, New South Wales: the appearance of the new road by Augustus Earle, National library of New South Wales
We are studying places in New South Wales.
Possum skin cloak or mantle
National Museum of Australia Made by Vicki Couzens and Debra Couzens, Kirrae Wurrong
1822 The British wanted more land. A new Governor, Governor Brisbane, sent a flood of British people and their animals onto Wiradjuri land to clear and farm the land. This stopped Wiradjuri getting traditional food and destroyed social and sacred sites.
This map can be replaced with the coloured language map with the Eora Nation highlighted or indicated
Peoples and Places
Wiradjuri, New South Wales.
On your worksheets answer the questions:
1. Who were are studying? 2. Who are his people ?
3. What years are we are talking about. .

7. Write these dates on your worksheets
Concept Development
We know why Windradyne fought against the British. We will identify how he fought against the invasion of Wiradjuri land.
Making new farms on Wirdajuri land meant the British destroyed sacred sites and possum and kangaroo habitats3. When the kangaroos and possums were gone, the Wiradjuri were forced to kill the cows for food.
Windradyne led attacks against some farms on Waradjuri land, burning buildings, and fighting soldiers.
Some farms were abandoned as the British became afraid of the warriors.
1822 – 1823 Windradyne lead Wiradjuri warriors in attacking the invaders along the Murray river for two years
August 1824 Martial law declared by the Governor Brisbane in August. Many Wiradajuri were killed.
December 1824 Martial law was removed.
1827 Windradyne led around 400 of his people to Parramatta by the traditional trails for meeting with the Governor to talk. Soldiers went the other way on the road. The people surrounded Government House. The fighting stopped after the talks because the Governor and the Wiradjuri made an agreement which meant the Wiradjuri were equal to British.
Write these dates on your worksheets
Vocabulary
Habitat – do you know about habitats?
Martial law – stopping the legal process, soldiers, police, and settlers have power

8. Concept Development
Windradyne was clever, strong and brave. He led other warriors in fighting. He was so good as a warrior that the Governor declared Martial law.
Painting of a Wiradjuri warrior believed to be Windradyne
In 1824 Governor Brisbane offered a reward of 500 acres of land if Windradyne could be captured. He was not captured and he continued to lead his warriors.
When he knew fighting was not enough he walked over 200 kilometres over 17 days with his people to talk to the Governor.

9. Words to describe Windradyne
Guided Practice
Windradyne is described as a warrior, handsome and dignified.
We know that many people kept dairies or journals that tell us what they saw and what life was like, what they were feeling. We can create a picture from these words.
The interview uses the word account – check you know what diary, journal and account mean.
Words to describe Windradyne
warrior
leader
respected
Listen to this ABC sound track and write down some words to describe Windradyne
account means a written or spoken story or record of events

10. Peoples and Places Windradyne of the Wiradjuri, in New South Wales.
Teacher Directions
Show the Language Map of Australia

11. Relevance A large number of new people arrived on the Eora
Land in We know that Barangaroo was worried that Eora people would lose their land, their food supply and culture.
Later a flood of British people were sent into Wiradjuri land and fighting began to save the Wiradjuri people and land.
Wiradjuri warriors like Windradyne were described as strong and fierce. They were clever fighters who knew the land.
Direct pair share and discuss answers.
Pair Share
Does anyone else have another reason why describing the achievements of Windradyne could be important?
Knowledge, history, knowing more about warriors, traditions and places

12. Closure
We have learnt that British people invaded Wiradjuri land. We know that Windradyne fought against the invasion. We know that Windradyne tried to help his people by talking to the Governor and making an agreement.
Aboriginal hunting, painting, in Mitchell Library,
State Library of New South Wales
Pair Share
What could a conversation between the Governor and Windradyne be about?

13. Describe the achievements of Windradyne.
Independent Practice
Describe the achievements of Windradyne.
You have created a timeline and a word bank.
Write on your worksheets.
Remember achievements are: Something done successfully or well with courage, effort and skill.
You can use some ideas from your worksheets and share some ideas about Windradyne with your partner first as a pair share before you write.
Pair share
What did Windradyne achieve?
Making shell fish hooks Australian Museum