Law on the goldfields: plus, minus, interesting
Under this post, students of Penrith PS will post their “plus, minus and interesting” findings about life on the goldfields. It’s where the topics of bushrangers and gold meet!
Caddies Creek students: please feel free to add your own comments!
Regards, Mr McLean, Penrith PS
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June 18th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Hi Caddies Creek and the other Penrith classes!
This is 5E with our favourite “Law on the Goldfields” PMI results:
PLUS:
Some diggers would help each other – the great Aussie mateship tradition! (Tommy, Ben, Naim, Mohammad & Vlad.)
MINUS:
Many diggers carried weapons to torture people who went onto their territory, and bushrangers ambushed people’s coaches and escort wagons to steal gold. (Joel, Tatenda, Luke, Sarith & Jeff.)
Claim jumpers were often shot dead by other diggers. (Tayla, Alicia, Anousha, Yating & Taela.)
INTERESTING:
Some diggers resented the system of buying a gold licence. They often hid until the inspector left. (Ethan, Dallas & Jesse.)
Law on the Aussie goldfields was under the Gold Commissioner. (Pavarthy, Grace, Homa, Mayesha, Rasharna & Kaylee.)
Diggers would often punish law breakers (claim jumpers) themselves. (Steven, Johnathon, Aimie & Cherisse.)
Best wishes from 5E @ Penrith PS
June 18th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Hello everyone!
This is 6W with our favourite “Law on the Goldfields” PMI results:
PLUS:
Lots of gold was found in Australia, attracting people who had been to the American gold rush! (Lochlan, Tim, Mathew & Tanika.)
In some areas, diggers (miners) made their own laws. (Matthew, Kevin & Weivan.)
MINUS:
Bullies, cheats and robbers would steal from people who had not done anything bad. (Shannon, Dilshad, Matthew & Austin.)
INTERESTING:
If a licenced digger found gold he or she could keep it. (Aleana, Caitlyn, Zahra & Sarah.)
The digger who first started at a certain place owned the claim. (Bailey, Hayley, Jamie & Praise.)
A common way to do this was to pound four sticks (stakes) into the corners. (Abdul, Bryson, Tahj, Bradley.)
From 6W @ Penrith PS
June 18th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Hi CCPS and PPS,
Here is 6B’s PMI of favourite gold facts:
PLUS:
Most diggers were peaceful and cooperative.
Most Australian bushrangers were eventually shot dead, or captured and questioned.
MINUS:
Gold mining equipment was very dear.
There was criminal violence at the gold fields.
Some gold mining shafts fell in and killed the miners.
Ned Kelly believed that sometimes the police were untrustworthy.
INTERESTING:
Bushrangers robbed by surprise – jumping out in front of horse-drawn coaches.
Sometimes the miners punished the criminals themselves.
“Ned Kelly’s Jerilderie Letter” is a shortlisted book for Book Week this year.
From Class 6B at Penrith PS
June 18th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Hi Penrith PS researchers
Thank you so much for sharing your very informative Plus, Minus and Interesting Bushranger comments. I’m sure the students and teachers here at Caddies Creek PS will really enjoy reading your postings! I know I did!
Keep up the great research everyone! Happy blogging!
Mrs Scheffers
Teacher Librarian @ CCPS
June 18th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Hi everyone!
I’ve just posted two samples of the article format the Penrith PS students will be able to produce from “The newspaper clipping generator” website. Check out:
http://goldquest.edublogs.org/pps-bushranger-bounties/
Don’t forget to keep checking the page every few days.
Best wishes, Mr McLean
Teacher librarian @ Penrith PS
June 19th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Hi PPS and CCPS
We are Rheanna and Tanya from class 5O at CCPS. Every week we go to the library to research gold.
We have been enjoying the research that we have done so far about gold. We have tried our hardest to complete our reseach.
Now for some information gold is the, gold is the most valuable meatal. We have learnt that gold Blog with you again later.
July 1st, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Hi Penrith researchers,
We have been reading your interesting facts about Gold and Bushrangers. It has been a long time since we have replied to you. By reading your information we have learnt a lot throughout this term.
We have just finished our presentation on Gold. Next term we are going to learn about the Bejing Olimpics. So thats all folks.
Sincerley
Donitella and Amy Class 5Q @ CCPS
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Hi it’s Elohim here
I would like to say that you have done a fantastic job on posting such excellent facts about the Australian bushrangers! From your information I have learnt heaps of new interesting facts about the Australian bushrangers.
I’d just like to tell you that my partner and I came 4th in our class oral presentation. The 3 best groups got to have their speeches posted onto our Gold Quest blog. Well, we tried our hardest and we were voted 4th best along with other 2 groups.
Thank you for sharing in this blog!
Happy blogging
Elohim Class 6S @ CCPS
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:27 am
Thanks Rheanna & Tanya, Donitella & Amy and Elohim!
I’m enjoying all the wonderful final presentations from the Caddies Creek students. I just wish we had more time in our library sessions to do lots more blogging!
Regards, Mr McLean
Penrith PS