Digital collections showcase selected items from State Library of South Australia’s archival and published collections. These downloadable resources provide a South Australian focus to research on people, places, and significant events.
These resources align with the following Year 5 HASS History content descriptions:
The nature of convict or colonial presence, including factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of inhabitants (including Aboriginals Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed
The impact of a significant development or event on an Australian colony
The reasons people migrated to Australia and the experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony
The role that a significant individual or group played on shaping a colony
