HISTORY Continuity & Change

Date of Excursion: 14th-18th March While you are on the Year 9 excursion to the Hunter Valley region, you will visit various historical sites. You are to choose ONE of these for a site study. Please note that a site study is mandatory for all School Certificate candidates in NSW. TASK: An evaluation of Continuity and Change This task will contribute toward your class mark in your final assessment for the year. There will also be a question based on this task in your half-yearly exam. Choose ONE historical site from the excursion and show how it has been affected by continuity and change. You will need a camera for this task. However, if you do not have one you can work cooperatively with a friend, but you must each submit a separate assignment. Weighting 5% Part A

(i) Collect images of your chosen historical site as it is today. (ii) If possible collect images of your chosen historical site as it was in earlier times.

These images can be drawn, photographed, photocopied, scanned, downlowded or taken from pictures made available at the site when you visit.

Part B

(i) Prepare these images for a classroom presentation with brief explanatory notes to accompany. (ii) The explanatory notes are to draw attention to the continuity and change of the site; ie you are to

identify those features that have changed and those that have remained the same. (iii) You should not write too much on any image: about 200 words in total for all images is more than

enough. (iv) Submit your task in digital form preferably in Adobe pdf format or alternatively as a MSWord document.

Remember, the basis of the display is for its VISUAL EFFECT; the text is simply to point out what information the images suggest. Suggestions: Your historical site does not have to be an entire town; you can choose a single building, a

memorial, a business, a street or any other place that appeals to you. A good example that you may remember from your Year 7 Jenolan Caves excursion is the museum at Hill End. It is an excellent example of the type of site you should investigate. It was originally built as a hospital in 1873 when Hill End was a major gold mining town. As the town declined after the gold rushes the hospital was no longer used and fell into disrepair. For a while it was just an empty building subject to vandalism and squatting. In the 1967 Hill End was taken over by the National Trust and became a popular tourist attraction. Today the old hospital has been converted into a museum displaying images and artefacts of its glory days as a mining town. So here we have an example of continuity and change at this historical site. Further Instructions:

Your presentation should be no more than 8 A4 pages in length, including cover page. Orientation must be portrait throughout. Do not try to fit too many images on each page. Fewer well presented images highlighting continuity

and change is better than lots that cannot be easily observed. The 1st page should be a title page displaying: your name and class as well as an image of your

presentation topic. Save you work as: Surname_FirstName_Class.pdf/doc; eg Jones_William_9H4.pdf

Date Due: Hand in to you teacher in your final History lesson in term 1.

Technology failure will not be accepted as a satisfactory reason for late submission of work.

MORPETH

There was once a time when Morpeth was a bigger port than Sydney, where thousands of people first set

foot on Australian soil.

Morpeth is situated on the banks of the Hunter

River, about two hours' drive from Sydney. In the

19th century, Morpeth was the gateway to the

inland and one of the busiest trade centres in

New South Wales. Nowadays, most people come

to Morpeth to browse for handmade knick-knacks

in the local craft shops - all 63 of them. Miss Lily's

Lollies is a shop not to be missed, with its

collection of over 1000 different types of old-

fashioned lollies. There are seventeen flavours to get through and be warned, you won't be able to resist the

free tastings.

For history buffs, a great way to burn off calories is

to take a two-hour guided stroll around town. You'll

find out about the town's founder, Army Lieutenant

Edward Close, who is responsible for all the

beautiful public buildings in Morpeth including St

James Church. Close built the church to honour a

vow that he made to God if spared in a battle

against Napoleon. Across the street you can visit

the lieutenant's home, one of the oldest buildings

in the country, built by convict labour in

1826.Another building of interest is the Post Office,

which was re-built in 1880 and now referred to as the new post office.