Monday 4th May
On monday morning we went to Sovereign
hill. At Sovereign hill we went Bowling , Gold mineing and lots of
other things. My favourite part of the day is when I found my first
piece of gold. It was tiny.
Mum's note:
We had a big day today. We went on a gold mine tour (and learned about "talking timbers" that warn if the roof might collapse), watched a gold pour, had a horse carriage ride and went panning for gold. Isabel learned that mercury is a "silly metal that is liquid at room temperature and when you heat it, it becomes a poisonous gas". We learned that gold is now mined mostly for use in electronic devices (eg computers and phones). We learned how to play 9 pin bowling as it was played in the gold rush era. We also went to the "Blood on the Southern Cross" show about the Eureka Stockade. It was a bit scary. Isabel did not like it when a good man died or when a burning cart came towards us. However, the lights and special effects were amazing.
Mum's note:
We had a big day today. We went on a gold mine tour (and learned about "talking timbers" that warn if the roof might collapse), watched a gold pour, had a horse carriage ride and went panning for gold. Isabel learned that mercury is a "silly metal that is liquid at room temperature and when you heat it, it becomes a poisonous gas". We learned that gold is now mined mostly for use in electronic devices (eg computers and phones). We learned how to play 9 pin bowling as it was played in the gold rush era. We also went to the "Blood on the Southern Cross" show about the Eureka Stockade. It was a bit scary. Isabel did not like it when a good man died or when a burning cart came towards us. However, the lights and special effects were amazing.
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| $145,000 of molten gold being poured. |
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| The poured gold cooled and locked away. |
We hope you are having an awesome time!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you are having lots of fun at all those places.
We are missing you.
Today we had our school photos, we will save one for you!
Have an awesome week.
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