Question
Who built the Great North Road
and how long is it?
Location
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It’s named after an animal, it’s an
island and it is located in Sydney
Harbour. What is it and what was it
used as in the nineteenth century?
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Evans Lane address was home to
Australia's first woman to graduate
from the law school at Sydney
University
Ada Evans
How did Bare Island get its name?
Cook noted that the island described as ‘a small bare
island’ provided a convenient navigational marker
Name the site where kerosene was
refined.
Joadja kerosene oil shale mining and refining site
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How many aqueducts are listed on
the SHR?
Nutcote and its grounds were a
source of inspiration for Australia’s
first female cartoonist. What was
her name?
May Gibbs
Name a famous aviator who had
links with the Old Bar Airfield
Sir Charles Kinsford-Smith, Captain Jean Batten, Nancy
Bird Walton
The Hut of Happy Omen has
another name. What is it?
Ahimsa
Give the address of the poultry
farm that was originally part of the
Cumberland Plain set aside for use
as Prospect Common by Governor
Grantham Poultry Research Station (former)
71 Seven Hills Road, Seven Hills, NSW 2147
King in 1804.
Explain the connection between
Pierce Collits and the first country
post office
Pierce Collits established the Golden Fleece Inn which
also became Australia’s first country post office at
Hartley Vale
At the Mountain View family farm
there were 13 children. One of
them, Elizabeth, married the
famous explorer, ……… ….
Hamilton Hume
Imagine that you are one of the 13
children of John and Hannah Dight
at Mountain View in Richmond.
1. Describe your home and
farm, explaining some of the
hardships experienced by
the family.
2. What was the Bigge
Report?
3. Your sister, Elizabeth
married Hamilton Hume.
Write a paragraph about
him and why he was
important to the developing
colony.
4. Develop a Fact File on
Govenor King
5. Who was Margaret
Catchpole? Write an article
about her for the local
Richmond newspaper
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The Great North Road was a
significant engineering feat.
Imagine you are one of the convicts
involved in its construction. Recall
the work involved and the
conditions that you worked under.
Provide images or drawings of the
construction work.
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Which picture theatre has a
Spanish Mission influence in its
design?
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