What is history??

What is

history??

What’s Happening?

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What story is being told?

Record Number: MM 007773

Description

A HOSPITAL WARD, POSSIBLY A CHILDREN’S WARD AS THERE IS A YOUNG BOY IN THE FORGROUND. THE NURSE ON THE RIGHT HAS A TROLLEY CONTAINING BOTTLES AND CLOTHS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A CROSS AT THE END OF THE WARD AND THIS MAY BE A CATHOLIC HOSPITAL.

Date: CIRCA 1910

Location: AUSTRALIA VICTORIA MELBOURNE?

Subject: HOSPITALS, BEDS, NURSES, FURNISHINGS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, TROLLEY

MELBOURNE MUSEUM WEBSITE, Family Album, http://museumvictoria.com.au/bfa/index.htm

Peeling back the layers

Where is this? Do you know what used to be here?

Title: [The ferry and the falls on the Yarra] [picture]Author/Creator: W. F. E. Liardet (Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn), 1799-1878,Date(s): [1875] Contents/Summary: Shows the house belonging to Mr. Le Souef, and the rocky falls, near the point where Queen Streetmeets the Yarra River. A man is standing near a small boat holding a pole or oar, a small boat nearby in the river.

How did we get from there to here:

What happened? How did the river change?

Why?

What kind of history has the most value?

Oral, Written or Pictorial?

Does History tell the truth?

Or does it tell a story?

Who’s story??

You can quote me on that…

• In pairs – read your quote and discuss what it might mean.

• Do you agree or disagree with what the quote is saying? – Do you have an example of why you agree /

disagree?• Be ready to share your thoughts with the class