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St John's Ranfurly Reach Into The Past

Wednesday, 19th March 2014

St John's Ranfurly Reach Into The Past

Exploring the display beside the Grog Shanty  

  • St John's Ranfurly Reach Into The PastExploring the display beside the Grog Shanty
  • St John's Ranfurly Reach Into The PastMedical instruments used during the 1800's
  • St John's Ranfurly Reach Into The PastThe Arrowtown Printing Press used to print the Arrow Observer during the 1800's
  • St John's Ranfurly Reach Into The PastExploring the bakery in the streetscape
  • St John's Ranfurly Reach Into The PastHandwriting inside Miss Grays classroom
  • St John's Ranfurly Reach Into The PastSkipping around Mary Cotters tree for good luck.
  • St John's Ranfurly Reach Into The PastGoing inside Saint Mary MacKillops cottage
  • St John's Ranfurly Reach Into The PastChecking out St Patrick's Church.

St John's Ranfurly visited the museum today. They survived Miss Grey's classroom, explored the museum, followed in St Mary MacKillop's footsteps on a historic walk, and then visited the cemetery to learn about living conditions on the goldfields.

We hope you had a good time and learnt lots - could you survive an 1880s class?

Would you like a teacher like Miss Grey?

Why is Mary MacKillop famous?

What did you learn at the cemetery?

What was something new you learned in the museum?

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