Growing Up in the Past
Travel back in time at Rouse Hill Estate and meet the children who lived in the overseer’s cottage with their family. See what daily life would have been like over 150 years ago.
See features of daily life, including:
- living space
- lighting and warmth
- collecting water
- bathing
- the ‘dunny’
- washing
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Growing up in the past
Discuss what life was like for rural children in the early 1900s and learn about household chores and technology from the past
Early Stage 1 History
Outcome HSE-HIS-01
People use stories, images and objects to show changes over time.
- Compare features of daily life that have changed over time using stories, images and objects.