Tuesday, 14 June 2016







                     Time line about Ken Brindle

  • 1931 - born in Sydney
  •  1952 Brindle enlisted in the Australian Regular Army.
  • ,1954-55 and was discharged on 27 July 1955
  • 1960 Brindle helped to re-establish the Redfern All Blacks Rugby League Club.
  • 1963 Armour charging Brindle with using insulting words in the prosecution case, led to Brindle’s acquittal.
  •  (1969-74) he served as a trustee of the Aboriginal Children’s Advancement society.  
  • 1987 he died at his home. 

Thursday, 2 June 2016




                                      Justine Florence Saunders

  • time line       

  • 1953 - Born
  •  1974 -  She had become a professional actress .
1978 - setting up of the Aboriginal National Theater.








  • 1991 - she was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for services to the performing arts .
  • 2000 - .she gained wider national prominence.
  • 2004 - Her last role was alongside Barry Otto in The Last Cab to Darwin.
  • 2007 - she died.

Wednesday, 25 May 2016



                                         

                                        Nelson Mandela



          Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer. In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa.                 

. However Mandela was able to finish his degree and qualified as a Lawyer. In 1952 Mandela and Tambo opened the first Black Law firm in South Africa

 Mandela had to resign from the ANC and work underground. In the late 50 s.

However in 1960 the Sharpeville massacre of 63 black South African’s changed the whole political climate

  Life at the prison was tough and uncompromising. However in his autobiography Mandela reveals how he sought to make the best use of his time there.


    Towards the end of his prison spell his treatment improved as the South African establishment increasingly looked to negotiation, in the face of international isolation.

In 1993 Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prizejointly with F.W. De Klerk

    Although negotiations were painfully slow and difficult, they eventually led to Mandela’s release in 1990. It was an emotional moment watched by millions around the globe


However on 10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first democratically elected State President of South Africa on and was President until June 1999. As president,

                 

Monday, 23 May 2016





                                            Nelson Mandela


    Time line.

  • 1918- Born
  • 1944- Helped found the A N C youth league.
  • 1949- The program was adopted by the A N C. 
  • 1952- He was instrumental in pushing the A N C into more action. 
  • 1952- Became a lawyer and opened the first black Law firm in South Africa.
  • 1962- Had been arrested. 
  • 1990- Became the lieder of South Africa.  
  • 1994- Became a president.
  • 1993- Awarded the Nobel peace prize jointly with F .W .D e Klerk.  
  • 1999- He was President until this time. 

Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Fred Hollows(1929-1993)

                             


                     Fred Hollows (1929 - 1993)

                         
  • 1929- born in New Zealand

  • 1960- got a job in Australia 
  • 1965-  head of the Eye Department at a Sydney hospital.
  • 1970-  helped launch a national program to attack eye disease in Aboriginal Australians.
  • 1980-  travelling all over the world to help set up eye health programs in developing countries.
  • 1989-  Hollows knew he wouldn't live to see all his ideas happen.
  • 1993-  died at home surrounded by his friends, his wife Gabi and their five children.            

Tuesday, 17 May 2016

William Cooper - Timeline


                       

                                          William Cooper


  • 1861 -  born in Australia
  • 1933  - opened battles for land justice against the New South Wales government.
  • 1934  - the Australian Aborigines' League to plan action on behalf of Aboriginal people.
  • 1938  - contributed to a further strategy which challenged the colonial view of the settlement of Australia. 
  • 1941 - died

Wednesday, 27 April 2016



                  The write way to make study stick


           Lauren Ahawan



  • simple study and revision
  • basic study tools are best
  • rewriting notes in your own words
  • recording notes in your own voice                                                                                        Simple study and revision methods are still the most effective way to learn . Technology is prompting people to look for more study methods, but basic study tools are best , says career consultant Ali Uren . Uren believes rewriting notes in your own words is one of the best ways retaining what has been taught . 
         She says;"recording notes in your own voice in a way that makes sense to you" .Kim Halliday            used flash cards to over come dyslexia and become an engineer .she says simple study method            save time .