George Augustus Robinson: A Short Biography with Student Activities

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George Augustus Robinson (1791-1866) 
George A. Robinson was a bricklayer who arrived in Van Dieman's Land (now Tasmania) in 1824. Probably with good intentions, but with disastrous consequences, the government used George to help round up Tasmania's Indigenous population and resettle then on Flinders Island. He was then appointed Protector of Aborigines in the Port Phillip district (now Victoria) where, once again, he did more harm then good. On the other hand, he did try to get to know Aboriginal people and left us good records of their languages and customs. George A. Robinson's record is mixed, as is our treatment, since the late eighteenth century, of the original inhabitants of this continent.  

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Activities book (40 pages). School site licence.

• Reading and Comprehension Test
• Language Conventions Test
• Time Trial
• Crossword
• Interview
• Research activity
• Answers