For schools

Bound for South Australia 1836: A digital re-enactment provides a highly interactive platform for students to engage with South Australian history.  A range of rich resources are used to explore the voyages of the nine ships that sailed from England in 1836 to establish the Province of South Australia.

This website provides an ideal environment for students to engage with primary and secondary historical sources and to develop historical skills and understandings.

How to use this resource provides an overview of the educational content on this website for teachers.


Latest Schools Post:

Week 45: Proclamation and Celebration

1836 to 1836 ]

We have now reached the end of our story only to find we have arrived at the very beginning of the next story. By the end of this week all nine of our ships have arrived in South Australian waters with the Buffalo arriving in Holdfast Bay on December 28th.  As soon as the Buffalo […]

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