Module

This resource is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: HASS for Year 5 students. It adopts an inquiry learning approach that develops students’ skills as historians.

Topic

The convict uniform held at the National Library of Australia is the only complete, original convict uniform in Australia. It consists of a jacket, a pair of trousers marked with a broad arrow, a waistcoat, a leather cap and a woollen cap.

Learn about the treatment work our conservators have recently done on thepattern plates for the supplement to The Birds of Australia by John Gould.

ArtsNational Canberra and Libby Melzer presented a lecture examining the 1297 inspeximus issue of the Magna Carta in the collection of the Parliament of Australia.

Topic 

Explore early European encounters with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art through the work of William Westall and engage students in considering the cultural significance of special places.

Before recruiting an assessor, organisations should consider whether they are ready to undertake an effective, productive significance assessment.

Other resources for grant funding.

Helping to preserve our cultural heritage

Learn about the See Yup Temple, recipient of a 2025 Community Heritage Grant.

Learn about the Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre, recipient of a 2025 Community Heritage Grant.