1. The Port Phillip District

2. Immigration Why come? Why come? Europeans began arriving on the shores of what was to become know as Port Phillip in the 1820s. Europeans began arriving on the shores of what was to become know as Port Phillip in the 1820s.

3. Immigration Push Push Horrendous conditions in Great Britain Horrendous conditions in Great Britain The land grab from Van Diemons land/over crowding The land grab from Van Diemons land/over crowding Pull Pull The lure of lush pastures and free land The lure of lush pastures and free land Free from convict taint. Free from convict taint.

4. HOW? Shipping Agents (see Mirams etal) Shipping Agents (see Mirams etal) Govt sponsorship Govt sponsorship Paid your own way Paid your own way Freed/pardoned convicts Freed/pardoned convicts Overland (inter-colonial migration) Overland (inter-colonial migration)

5. Ideas about land ownership Pre-conceived ideas about social organisation, law, culture and the means of production Pre-conceived ideas about social organisation, law, culture and the means of production Civilised man Civilised man Development of towns Development of towns Agriculture and horticulture Agriculture and horticulture Molesting/manipulating the land Molesting/manipulating the land

6. Marvellous Melbourne Melbourne, originally known as ‘Bearbass’ was established in 1835 (officially 1837) Melbourne, originally known as ‘Bearbass’ was established in 1835 (officially 1837) Fawkner and Batman debate (who settled?) Fawkner and Batman debate (who settled?) Visions for the colony Visions for the colony Trade port Trade port Intellectual city Intellectual city Advancement and infrastructure Advancement and infrastructure

7. Visions for the colony Governor Bourke Governor Bourke Robert Hoddle (surveyor) Robert Hoddle (surveyor) Charles LaTrobe (1 st Governor) Charles LaTrobe (1 st Governor) John Pascoe Fawkner John Pascoe Fawkner Redmond Barry (judge/ benefactor) Redmond Barry (judge/ benefactor) Francis Ormond (businessman/ philanthropist Francis Ormond (businessman/ philanthropist

8. Indigenous Australians Traditional mode of living / “to the Aborigines land was life itself” Traditional mode of living / “to the Aborigines land was life itself” Reciprocity Reciprocity Hunter - gatherer society Hunter - gatherer society Impact of European settlement Impact of European settlement Dispossession (physical and cultural) Dispossession (physical and cultural) Vices Vices (a serious moral failing, immoral practice or undesirable habit) Violence Violence Disease Disease Advancement Advancement

9. Responses Government response - protectorate - exclusions (forbidden to carry guns, La Trobe ordered Aborigines from central Melbourne) ordered Aborigines from central Melbourne) Settler’s response - benign/ benevolent - aggressive - inclusive Aboriginal response - submissive - aggressive -assertive/proactive

10. The Protectorate What was its role? What was its role? What were the aims? What were the aims? Who was involved? Who was involved? Why did it fail? Why did it fail?

11. VICTORIA: MELBOURNE 1851 Separation: Why was this essential to the colony? Separation: Why was this essential to the colony? Township & infrastructure: The making of Marvelous Melbourne Township & infrastructure: The making of Marvelous Melbourne Immigration: Impact (benefits and disadvantage) Immigration: Impact (benefits and disadvantage)

12. GOLD Gold – discovery 1851 near Bathurst Gold – discovery 1851 near Bathurst Transformed the colony from an agricultural outpost to a thriving metropolis Transformed the colony from an agricultural outpost to a thriving metropolis Settlements - Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Clunes, Daylesford, Geelong, Heathcote, Warrandyte Settlements - Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Clunes, Daylesford, Geelong, Heathcote, Warrandyte What did the discovery of gold represent for the colony and the colonists? What did the discovery of gold represent for the colony and the colonists?

13. Short-term impact Mass migration Mass migration Establishment of new towns Establishment of new towns Family abandonment Family abandonment Moral decay Moral decay Illnesses Illnesses New businesses New businesses Environmental degradation Environmental degradation

14. Long-term impact Long-term impact Metropolis that was Melbourne Metropolis that was Melbourne Economics/Wealth/prosperity Economics/Wealth/prosperity Population (Chinese, Germans, Irish etc) Population (Chinese, Germans, Irish etc) Politics Politics Cultural and educational advances Cultural and educational advances The Land question- the selection Acts The Land question- the selection Acts Environment Environment

15. Life on the diggings The diggings The diggings Men (fossickers, shop owners etc) Men (fossickers, shop owners etc) Women (wives, mothers, entertainers etc) Women (wives, mothers, entertainers etc) Migrants (Irish, Italians, Americans, Chinese, Germans etc) Migrants (Irish, Italians, Americans, Chinese, Germans etc) Natives Natives Native police (1837 – 1853) Native police (1837 – 1853)

16. Eureka and outcomes 1854 Background Background Licence fees and hunts Licence fees and hunts Police brutality Police brutality Events Events Scobie murder Scobie murder Bakery hotel Bakery hotel People/groups/concepts People/groups/concepts Chartism Chartism The Ballarat Reform League The Ballarat Reform League Peter Lalor Peter Lalor Outcome Outcome Gold Commission Gold Commission Licence fee £1 Licence fee £1

17. Political visions Male franchise Male franchise Self-Government - the vote 1854 Self-Government - the vote 1854 8 hour day (888) - 1856 8 hour day (888) - 1856

18. 1860 - 1888 Transforming the colony Transforming the colony National identity National identity Riding on the sheep’s back Riding on the sheep’s back Working mans paradise Working mans paradise Anti-immigrant Anti-immigrant Assimilation Assimilation New labour market (Chinese and Kanakas) New labour market (Chinese and Kanakas) Unionism Unionism Urbanisation Urbanisation Industrialisation (railways, telecommunications, trade) Industrialisation (railways, telecommunications, trade) Free and secular education 1866 Free and secular education 1866