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ABC video clips sourced for the Australian curriculum in partnership with Education Services Australia

Video Collection: Contributions of people to Australian society

• Learning Areas History
• Strand/s Historical knowledge and understanding
• Year/s 6-10

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This collection investigates some of the ways in which people from two diverse cultural backgrounds have contributed to Australian society and its changing identity. Using archival footage, the collection shows the challenges for and achievements of an Italian family in Epping, New South Wales (NSW), in the late 1950s. The family is shown continuing to maintain its market garden and many of its cultural traditions while younger members are seen adopting aspects of the local culture as they marry, build homes and have children. The collection also explores the lives of members of the Sikh community in Woolgoolga, NSW, during the mid-1980s. The strength of the Sikh community's traditions and its significant contributions to Woolgoolga's social and economic life are shown in the video excerpts.