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Life on the Goldfields by Caitlin & Remzi
Life was difficult for miners and families on the Australian goldfields in the 1800s. Housing was basic, often just tents, and schools were initially held in tents as well before more permanent stone buildings were constructed. Miners worked in alluvial mining by panning in rivers and creeks or underground shaft mining. Clothing was simple, with men wearing shirts and pants while women had one dress. Transportation to the fields was primarily by foot, horse, carts or wagons. Food was scarce and expensive, consisting mainly of damper bread and preserved mutton. Water had to be boiled before drinking. Children entertained themselves with games and also attended outdoor educational workshops in tents since families frequently moved between fields.
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- 1. Life On TheGoldfeilds By Caitlin Andraos and Remzi Bektasovski
- 2. Housing Housing onthe goldfields was tough. people basically had tents and the schools were in tents as well until later on and the schools became established and were permanet stone buildings.
- 3. Work Alluvial mining-is the type of mining when you pan in rivers lakes or creeks. you may find some speks of gold at the bottom of your pan.Shaft mining- is the more dangerous type of mining because it is underground mining. you may find nuggets of gold.
- 4. Dress The goldminers would wear at-shirt as we call it and a simple per of paints and the girls would have one dress for church on sunday.
- 5. Transport They transportedto the goldfields by horse, carriges,cart or wagon, and some people are footslogers, that means they travel by foot. And did you know that children had to go to the goldfields strapped to a cart?
- 6. Food and WaterFOOD- Damper is what most miners eat, its just flour mixed with water over a campfire. Mutton lasts for 8 days and is very exspensive. WATER- Miners drink tea alot because water has to be boiled to drink. Damper Mutton
- 7. Leisure Activities Onthe Goldfields kids played boredgames, marble games, hid and go seek and tip.
- 8. Education chilldren hadan environmental education workshop in a tent, to be educated in the goldfields.Because their parents moved around a lot, looking for new and richer goldfields, children would have to change schools pretty often.
- 9. Bibliogrophy www.lifeonthegoldfeilds.com.au www.goldrushhistory.com.auwww.visitvictoria.com.au www.sbs.com.au/gold/ www.historyforkids.org Book- growing up on the goldfields by Kimberly Webber