User:Skud/AustHistoryTodo

Australian Colonial History project (personal project at the moment... but trying to rope in others)

Colonial Australia page

I'd like to make a page on Colonial Australia which gives an overview of life in the colony, issues, etc, more from a social history POV than the existing History of Australia before 1901. Possible section headings:

• Settlement
• Government/politics/law
• Population
• Economy
• Family life
• Crime and punishment
• Culture
• Representations in literature, film, etc

Categories

There should be better coverage of Australian history in the categories on WP.

Existing categories to fill out:

• Category:Folklore of Australia

As yet unformed (or unknown) categories:

• an overall Australian History category
• Australian colonial people
• Australian exploration

Coverage of important categories of stuff

People:

• Governors of colonies
• Explorers
• Bushrangers
• important colonial figures eg major landowners, businessmen, politicians, etc

Places:

• Settlements
• Penal colonies
• Heritage sites (eg Hyde Park Barracks)

Events:

• Gold rush
• Eureka Stockade
• Castle Hill Rebellion

Other:

• Rum Corps