ARNHEM LAND PART 7 - CULTURAL CONTRASTS ON THE COBOURG PENINSULA WEST ARNHEM LAND

This unit follows on from ARNHEM LAND PART 6c which has a focus on the establishment of the settlement of Victoria in the Cobourg Peninsula of West Arnhem Land. Using labelled photographs and a table indicating contrasts between the long term association of Aboriginal clans with the land, this unit provides materials that help answer the question about the very short term survival of the British colonial settlement. It indicates that the close association Aboriginal people had with the environment made their survival more secure than the British settlers who appeared on lands used by Aboriginal people. There are many reasons to include in answering the set question on page 6. This page is provided as a black and white attachment for hard copy provision. Question and debate the issue of survival.