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Investigating the history of a chosen person, building, site or landmark in the local community using sources (for example books, newspapers, oral histories, audio visual material, digital sources, letters, photographs) and relating a story which these reveal about the past. Historical Skills ‐ Chronology, terms and concepts Distinguish between the past, present and future (ACHHS048); Using terms to denote the passing of time in speech and writing (for example ‘in the past’, ‘years ago’, ‘the olden days’, ‘in the future’). Historical Skills ‐ Historical questions and research Pose questions about the past using sources provided (ACHHS049); Developing inquiry questions about a site (for example ‘What does it look like now’ ‘What condition is it in’ ‘How might its use have changed’ ‘What was its purpose’ ‘How was it built/created’ ‘How was it paid for’ ‘What is its use and importance in the present’). Historical Skills ‐ Explanation and communication Use a range of communication forms (oral, graphic, written, role play) and digital technologies (ACHHS054); Representing ideas and creating imaginative responses through visual images as well as written and spoken descriptions and narratives. 4
Information about Calthorpes’ House The following information provides both an introduction to Calthorpes’ House, the family and the artefacts. This may be information you would like to share with your students in preparation for their visit to Calthorpes’ House. Calthorpes’ House was built in 1927, the year the Provisional Parliament House opened in Canberra. Mr Harry and Dell Calthorpe lived in the house with their two daughters Dawn and Del. The Calthorpe family also lived with their maid, Mary. Dawn and Del had many pets to feed and play with, the cat’s name was Tiddles, the canary was Glad, and the dog was called Johnson. The truly unique feature of Calthorpes’ House is that everything in the house actually belonged to Harry, Del, Dawn and Dell. The question of what is real and what is a reproduction is not a factor. The house is an artefact, and Dawn has told many oral histories about her memories of living in the home. The connection between the oral histories and the artefacts throughout the house and garden is immediate, for example, all the toys and books in Dawn’s bedroom really are the ones she played when she was a child. 5
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