Life+on+the+Goldfields

**Life on the Goldfields** We can find out about life on the goldfields form a variety of sources – newspaper articles, diaries, photos, paintings, books, artefacts and official statistics. These sources may be primary sources (information from the time of the event, by people who were actually there) or they may be secondary (information that analyse the event, often compiling several primary sources, written by people who were not actually there). Here is a selection of information about life on the goldfields…
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**Life on the goldfield - Virtual Exhibition ** http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/41739/20040505-0000/www.statelibrary.vic.gov.au/slv_/exhibitions/goldfields/index.html

Extension Tasks You are 11 years old and live with your family on the goldfields. Write a diary entry describing a day in your life.

Imagine you are a songwriter. Write a simple song about your experiences on the goldfields, using a tune you already know.  Paint or draw a mural which represents life on the goldfields for someone your age.