DAY 2
Theme
Bathurst's pastoral heritage
BATHURST'S PASTORAL HERITAGE
PROJECT
Research and write a story on the pastoral history of the local school area.
Project Steps
Map Research
Find a local map of your area. You may like to use the
same one used from Day 1 Activities on transport for the local
school area.
See if students can identify any old stock routes and stock reserves. Look for wide roads and picnic grounds. Do some of the roads follow these routes? Are there any older residents who you can interview to find out where these may be? Are there any pastoral properties in the area - where are they?
Do a profile of a large pastoral property
Leeholme at Kelso was a large pastoral property which is now reduced in size and no longer part of the pastoral industry.
Are there any pastoral properties in Bathurst today?
How do these properties operate - how are they different to Leeholme in 1901?
Approach an owner or worker from one of these properties and ask the class to interview them about their life today.
What sort of animals do they have?
How do they transport them?
How many people are employed?
Ask the guest speaker to bring in objects and images from their property to help talk about it.
Photograph the guest.
Write a story
Use the information from the story of Ida's Quest and the historical information in the link pages on Leeholme and droving trips and contrast this with what the information from the pastoral worker and the map research.
