Today saw the Year 7&8 class from St Mary's (Mosgiel) experience life in the past. Firstly they went back in time in Miss Grey's classroom before visiting the Miner's cottages, Old Gaol and Saint Mary MacKillop's cottage. The Old Gaol built in 1875 to replace the wooden two cell gaol is still standing strong today - minus the criminals! We did have some for a couple of miuntes as the students experienced a 'lock-up'!

After lunch they explored the museum before heading out the Chinese village and seeing first hand the harsh conditions faced by these miners. Then it was on to panning and what a perfect day for it! Nearly everyone was very lucky and went home with a small flake of alluvial gold!!

We hope you enjoyed your visit to us and look forward to hearing some comments on this blog!