Mystery Shipwreck Activity 4 - Context

Additional learning activity
Photograph taken from the air of a small motor boat moving away from the viewer.

Back on dry land, you begin your research into the historical context of this event.

Discuss: What you know about South Australia or Australia in 1837?

Consider these areas:  

  • Colonisation
  • Expansion of the colonies
  • Impacts on First Nations people
  • Global context
  • Technology
  • Economy 

Reveal the answers to each section below.

Skill: Comprehension  

Drawing on your knowledge of the historical context of South Australia in 1837, and your knowledge of the Encounter Bay site, brainstorm possible reasons that a ship might be in this location before it sank.