Students explore representations of criminals Ned Kelly and Chopper Read in popular culture of their respective periods, exploring similarities and differences.
Students explore the controversial issue of conscription in the two World Wars by looking at images from magazines, government public communications and souvenirs from the time.
Students explore how people of all races and walks of life rushed to the goldfields for a chance at striking it rich, looking at primary sources from the time.
Students examine the dangers and harsh day to day realities faced by diggers and their families on the goldfields through a detailed look at primary sources from the time.