On Wednesday the 5th of November, Year 6 went to N.S.W Parliament
House. We caught the bus there then we walked to Parliament House.
Afterwards we went to the Convict Barracks. At the Convicts Barracks we
saw how bad the conditions were at the barracks, what they used at the
barracks and how it was really dark and they had rats going through the
building. They lived in really bad conditions and the architect for the
building, Greenway was actually a very skilled convict. At the front of
the building there are guard tower with a fireplace where they had to
guard against people coming going out and trying to escape from the
buildings. The convicts were treated badly.
At the Reserve Bank we saw how they made money and how they printed it
so it is impossible to forge. They also showed us what they did with
old money, they did was they turned it into plastic things like
bins. The Reserve Bank is the bank of the government. They print all
the money for Australia.
At the banks Mr.Taylor told us in the olden days the people didn't care
how high interest rates were the people put there money only in the
banks that look good and that had marble columns and things like that.
The Convict
Barracks.
By Jake
Wednesday 5th November, Year 6 went to N.S.W Parliament House for an
excursion. We also went to the Reserve Bank and Convict Barracks in
Macquarie Street. We caught a public bus from Brookvale, to
Wynyard.
We then had recess with Brad Hazzard, MP for Wakehurst. He showed us
around Parliament House. After Parliament House we went to The Domain
which is a grassed area for such things as Carols Nights. Lots of
people were playing sports and exercising in their lunch times.
We then went to the Convict Barracks where they still had a wall from
the original time it was built. The convicts used to work hard all day
and were kept there at night.
We then went to the Reserve Bank. We saw a display of fifty dollars
notes as it was being printed with all the different colours and layers
added at each stage.
When we arrived at Wynard, we walked down Martin Place and past the
Reserve Bank. We then went to N.S.W Parliament House.
Inside the Reserve
Bank.
By Rhys
On Wednesday the 5th of November, Year 6 went on a excursion to
Parliament House the Reserve Bank and the Convict Barracks.
We caught the bus to Parliament House then we went to the Convict
Barracks. At the Convict Barracks we didn't go in to far but when we
got in we could see all the rat tracks under the floor and in a cabinet
there was a whip, rat skeletons and more.
Then we went to the Reserve Bank and saw how money was made and olden
day money too.
