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School Tours at Hobart Penitentiary Chapel

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Exclusive one hour guided tours are available for students from Grade 3 – 12.  The features of a tour of the site of the Hobart Convict Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site include: Stories from the site of the Penitentiary as it was in 1821 before being demolished The Penitentiary Chapel, construction
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Runnymede School Tours

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This one hour guided tour helps students learn about the social and cultural traditions of the 19th century, the role of servants, and the workings of a self-sufficient estate. A teacher’s pre-visit kit is also available. Cost: $5 per student (teachers free of charge) Group Size: Maximum 30 students Bookings:
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Royal Bull’s Head Inn – Year 5

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Through the context of the Royal Bull's Head Inn, Drayton, and some of the personalities connected with it, students will learn about what life was like for different groups of people in the colonial period.
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Royal Bull’s Head Inn – Year 2

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Through the context of the Royal Bull's Head Inn, Drayton and some of the personalities connected with it, students will explore, recognise and appreciate the history of their local area by examining the remains of the past and considering why they should be preserved.
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Primary School Portraiture Program

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This program offers primary school audiences the opportunity to learn about the practice of portraiture and to experience the variety of practice in this field.
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Life in the Country – Saumarez Homestead, Armidale

nsw
Students interpret and document the site using photographs and drawings, their own observations, maps, plans and primary sources.
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Hou Wang Temple and Atherton Chinatown – Year 1

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Using the stories of family life at Atherton Chinatown in the early years of last century, students will learn about the similarities and differences in family life by comparing the present with the past.
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Hello Hill, Hello Harbour: Art Day Out for Primary Students

nsw
This program involves nature studies, mapping, story telling and landscape drawings.
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Grandchester Railway Station – Year 5

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Through the context of the Grandchester Railway Station, students will learn what life was like for different groups of people in the colonial period.
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Governing and Caring for Country – Old Government House, Parramatta

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Explore colonial life and consider the lives of convicts, governors and First Nations Australians in this Stage 2 education program at Old Government House.
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Franklin House

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A school excursion at Franklin House on the outskirts of Launceston is something special for all school age children!
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Fantastic Visions – Norman Lindsay Gallery, Springwood

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Norman Lindsay's home in Springwood became an artistic centre for the creation of an arcadian vision.
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Exploring History – Cooma Cottage

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This program will allow students to develop historical inquiry skills.
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Como House Education Programs

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Como House is an important Melbourne icon and a wonderful introduction to the past lives of a Melbourne family in the 1890s.
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Clarendon

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Clarendon is the most magic place for school age children to learn and share in the stories of James Cox and his household. The collections all help to convey the unique story of this magnificent property.
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Animals in Arcadia – Norman Lindsay Gallery, Springwood

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Students are introduced to the life and work of the artist and writer Norman Lindsay and in particular his artwork and stories about animals.
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A Currency Lad, from Convicts to Leading Citizens

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Students will learn about the life of James and Mary including how they built their house and how activities such as eating and drinking, keeping warm and entertaining yourself and others differed from today.
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‘Present and Past Family Life’ and ‘The Past in the Present’ – Miss Traill’s House, Bathurst

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A tour of the house, a handwriting lesson from the past and old-fashioned games.
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Old Government House Collection

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The collection represents the occupancy of Australian Governors from 1799-1855 including Australian made furniture, costume, textiles and art
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Norman Lindsay

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Art, publications and ephemera relating to Norman Lindsay and the Lindsay family are the basis of this collection of paintings sculptures, ship models and drawings.
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The Strasbourg Clock at Longford

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When a copy of the Strasbourg clock toured Tasmania in the 1930s, Sid Boon, a Longford local, was inspired to build a replica. Mr Boonís copy has all the features of the original clock.
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