Resource

Creators: National Museum of Australia and Ryebuck Media
Title: Forgotten Australians: what can they tell us about society in the twentieth century? A depth study
Imprint: National Museum of Australia, 2011
Url: https://web.archive.org/web/20180806005902/http://www.nma.gov.au/education/resources/units_of_work/forgotten_australians
Description: This is a teaching resource produced by the National Museum of Australia and Ryebuck Media.

In this unit, students consider the experiences of Forgotten Australians and what those experiences tell us about society, and especially about childhood for poor and disadvantaged children in Australia in the 20th century. Areas of life such as food and shelter, health and hygiene, work, family, and punishment and discipline are explored in this little known and often profoundly disturbing episode of Australian history.