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LIFE ON THE GOLDFIELDSLIFE ON THE GOLDFIELDS
By Madison & BaileyBy Madison & Bailey
HOUSES THEY
LIVED IN
HOUSES THEY
LIVED IN The houses on the
goldfields were mainly pitched tents. Here is a
picture of one.
The houses on the goldfields were mainly pitched tents. Here is a
picture of one.
Different work done by men, women
and children.
Different work done by men, women
and children.
The men left their family for the day and went to
go and find gold in shafts and rivers. The women
and children had to help each other out in cooking washing and other things
The men left their family for the day and went to
go and find gold in shafts and rivers. The women
and children had to help each other out in cooking washing and other things
When boys were babies they almost dressed in the same clothes as girls did! But the boys only wore it up to four years old.
The boys usually wore their hair out so it was hard to tell if they were a girl or a boy
Girls usually wore silk dresses like their mothers.
The men wore long jeans held up by their belt, a long sleeved shirt, a short jacket and a hat.
DRESSDRESS
Transport.Transport.Most people walk to the gold fields. But if you are a little more fortunate you could travel by carriages,horses and paddle boats to get to the gold fields. Here is a image of a carriage.
Food and WaterFood and WaterPeople on the gold fields drank water, grog,coffee and tea. And ate soup, damper biscuits. The things they needed to cook some meals and drinks are flour sugar and potatoes.
Leisure and ActivitiesLeisure and Activities
Many people played many games on the gold fields and here are some of them: marbles, jacks, spinning the top, history of england , ball game and if you were cleaver enough you could make your own board game and coitus.
EducationEducation
Most children received a eduction the schools were tents and they had to pay school fees from a daily bases. There were private schools , denominational schools and national schools. Most children stated school at the age of 7.
BibliographyBibliography
http://alex.edfac.usyd.edu.au/BLP/websites/gold/life.htm
Growing up on the gold fields by Kimberly Webber.
Gold
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