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Royal Bull’s Head Inn – Year 5

qld

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.

Royal Bull’s Head Inn – Year 2

qld

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.

Primary School Portraiture Program

nsw

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.

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.

Hou Wang Temple and Atherton Chinatown – Year 1

qld

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.

Hello Hill, Hello Harbour: Art Day Out for Primary Students

nsw

This program involves nature studies, mapping, story telling and landscape drawings.

Grandchester Railway Station – Year 5

qld

Through the context of the Grandchester Railway Station, students will learn what life was like for different groups of people in the colonial period.

Governing and Caring for Country – Old Government House, Parramatta

nsw

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

Franklin House

tas

A school excursion at Franklin House on the outskirts of Launceston is something special for all school age children!

Fantastic Visions – Norman Lindsay Gallery, Springwood

nsw

Norman Lindsay's home in Springwood became an artistic centre for the creation of an arcadian vision.

Exploring History – Cooma Cottage

nsw

This program will allow students to develop historical inquiry skills.

Como House Education Programs

vic

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

Clarendon

tas

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.

Animals in Arcadia – Norman Lindsay Gallery, Springwood

nsw

Students are introduced to the life and work of the artist and writer Norman Lindsay and in particular his artwork and stories about animals.

A Currency Lad, from Convicts to Leading Citizens

nsw

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.

‘Present and Past Family Life’ and ‘The Past in the Present’ – Miss Traill’s House, Bathurst

nsw

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

Old Government House Collection

nsw

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

Norman Lindsay

nsw

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.

The Strasbourg Clock at Longford

tas

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.

The Brennan and Geraghty’s Store and Collection

qld

Together the Store and Collection constitute one of the nationís few surviving, intact, late nineteenth century stores which, in its fabric and collection, demonstrates past aspects of culture.

Swap Cards in the Clarendon Collection

tas

In the Clarendon Collection are a number of "swap" cards describing cars, shipping-lines, London and filmstars

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