2024_Year 8 _Part A Colonial life in Moreton Bay - Topic 1

Where does the information in Source 1 come from?

• an official report saved in the Mitchell Library, NSW

• The author's diary

• The reader's imagination
• from wikipedia

Who wrote the report?

• John Thomas Bigge

• Jon Thomas

• John Tom Bigge

• Jack Theo Briggs

What is the name of the report that John Thomas Bigge wrote?

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A. What do you think is Bigge’s purpose in making the suggestions about convicts in this source?

B. Why do you think that?

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Why was a new settlement needed?

• needed somewhere impossible to escape from

• Only good working convicts will stay in Sydney

• move worst offenders (major crimes and reoffenders) out of Sydney

• convicts needed more severe discipline to change their behaviour

• Needed somewhere close to Sydney

What sites were considered?

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Who investigated the sites?

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Which site was chosen?

• Sydney Cove

• Port Curtis

• Red Cliff Point within Moreton Bay

• Port Bowen

Why was Red Cliff Point within Moreton Bay chosen?

• Has easy access directly to the shore for ships

• There were lots of trees which means convicts had plenty of shade

• Supplies could be loaded and unloaded easily off the ships

• good land for growing crops