James attacked by bully boys

James Reiby was walking home from collecting oysters on Saturday the 6th of February 1800 when suddenly two bullies jumped out from behind a bush and attacked him. Stony punched him on the side of the head while Mick held him by the shoulder and punched him in the ear and on the cheek. Wildly James swang his bag of oysters which hit Stony and sent him to the ground, meanwhile two solders walked pass and the two bullies ran away. The solders helped James home and he gave the solders the bag of oysters in return.

Haiku Poem

Australia,
My sunburnt country,
A land of coppice and blue,
A home just for me.

Gracelyn

Free Verse Poem

Australia

Hot, red, deserts,
Cold, blue, mountains,
Dark, green, rainforests,
Deep, vast, oceans sprinkled with reefs,
Bright, clear, skies streaked with colours,
Dried up rivers,
Flooded, marshy, plains,
Hopping, cuddly, mammals,
Scuttling, metallic, insects,
Swooping, rainbow birds,
Darting, majestic, fish.

Gracelyn

Haiku of Australia

Dark  green rainforest,
Vast desert interior,
Blue oceans.

 

Free verse poem of Australia

Australia

Green trees,
Red desert,
Blue oceans,
Colourful reefs, bright coloured coral,
Soaring birds,
Dashing fish, orange clownfish, blue sharks,
Creeping bugs,
Sandy beaches,
Beautiful breezes,
Far stretching mountains,
Shining pearls, colour changing opals, sparkling gold, pink diamonds.

Chloe

                                                    Eureka stockade

Peter Lalor was a tall, thin bearded man with brown hair and brown eyes. He was calming, peaceful, wise and kind. He was also persuasive and intelligent.  

As a result of this widespread show of strength, the Governor was forced, within a few months of that December dawn, to abolish the monthly licence fees and give the diggers the right to vote. He also opened up some of the land to small farmers. The old corrupt rule of the gold commissioners was abolished, and diggers were allowed to elect the members of the courts that set conditions on the goldfields. By the end of 1855, Sir Charles Hotham had been forced to back down so far that he resigned as Governor. And on the last day of that year, he caught a chill and died. 

        History of Australia