Post on 22-Feb-2016
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What is
history??
What’s Happening?
Australian Scott Jones kisses his Canadian girlfriend Alex Thomas after she was knocked to the ground by a police officer’s riot shield in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canadians rioted after the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins.(Getty Images / Rich Lam)http://fstoppers.com/pics-the-45-most-powerful-images-of-2011
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