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Cooma Cottage was built for
pioneering pastoralist Cornelius
O’Brien in 1835. Between 1839 and
1873 it was home to Hamilton
Hume, Australia’s great overland
explorer. In Travellers Tales, students become part of an exploration team led by Hume and Hovell to find an overland route to Port Phillip Bay in Victoria. Students use their own observations and written accounts by Hume, Hovell and the convicts to reflect on their experiences along the way. At a bush camp by the river students discuss the impact of exploration on the natural environment, Aboriginal people and colonial expansion. The program also includes an exploration of the house and stables from the different perspectives of Hume’s niece and her servants. |
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OBSERVE the nature of continuity and change, over time, on a natural and
built environment. |
USE primary sources in order to reconstruct an historical event. UNDERSTAND the nature and significance of an Australian heritage site.
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Using the site of explorer Hamilton
Hume’s property in Yass, this
education program is designed to
provide students with a unique Using primary sources, students
will make observations, interpret
evidence and draw conclusions on a
number of different topics that The program also includes an
exploration of the issue of heritage
and the need to conserve places of
significance for future generations. |
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EXPLORE the nature of historical investigation using artifact analysis and primary sources |
COMPARE life in rural, colonial Australia with life today. ASSESS the need for conserving our national heritage.
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