Sovereign Hill

On Thursday 12 June 2003, four members of staff and 70 Year 9 students of Australian History set off for the Sovereign Hill outdoor museum in Ballarat.

The major focus of the day was to visit one of the sites of the gold rushes in the 1850s.

Students enjoyed the following activities:

1. Voyage to Discovery
2. Tour of the Red Hill Mine
3. Sessions with the Education Officers:
4. Life of the Digger
5. Chinese on the Goldfields
6. Health and Hygiene on the Goldfields
7. Gold pouring demonstration
8. Laser show: Blood on the Southern Cross.

In their free time, students were able to follow the Diggings Dawdle trail, visit authentic shops and the bowling alley, and watch people at work in period costumes.

Colleen Wood

Watching the puddling machine	A quiet time on the diggings
Emerging from the Red Hill mine	Old-style indoor bowls
Curious about the 1850s fire brigade	Looking for the lolly shop
Jenna tries her strength	Waiting for the schoolroom session
Praying in the Chinese temple	Molly demonstrates 1850’s fashion

Photos courtesy of Mr Sweeney