A New Home: People of the Port
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A New Home: People of the Port
After several months at sea, on a voyage that was marked with tragedy, Welsh immigrant Harry Williams and his family, finally arrive in South Australia, in what was known to many at the time, as Port Misery. And while things are going okay for Harry in the first few weeks, there’s something that has come to trouble him greatly. As a Welshman, proud of his heritage, he is confronted by the realisation that the place he now calls home, was already home, and had been so, to another people… another proud culture… for a very, very, very long time.
This is the third and final instalment of a series produced by Heaps Good Productions in association with the team at the South Australian Maritime Museum. It is the final part of Harry’s story, for now.
A New Home: People of the Port
Curriculum
Year 4
AC9HS4K03 – the experiences of individuals and groups, including military and civilian officials, and convicts involved in the establishment of the first British colony
AC9HS4S05 – draw conclusions based on analysis of information
AC9HS4S07 – present descriptions and explanations, using ideas from sources and relevant subject-specific terms
Year 5
AC9HS5K01 – the economic, political and social causes of the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800
AC9HS5S05 – develop evidence-based conclusions
AC9HS5S07 – present descriptions and explanations, drawing ideas, findings and viewpoints from sources, and using relevant terms and conventions
Discussion Questions
There was a great deal of work to be done setting up the colony. What do you think life would have been like in those days of early colonisation?
Do you think many migrants have the same reaction to meeting First Nations people of South Australia that Harry had?
How do you think the experience of migration was the first colonists versus those in later waves? For instance, the first and second waves of German migrants.
Where to Next?
Watch the previous instalments of the series here:
Leaving Home: People of the Port
Life on Board: People of the Port
Related Resources
Check out other videos from Education at the History Trust of South Australia
Life Onboard the First Colonising Ships to South Australia
The Province of South Australia – Founding Ideas and Documents
THE FIRST DINNER GIVEN TO THE ABORIGINES 1838, MARTHA BERKELEY – CRITICAL ANALYSIS