1901 The Year of Federation |
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Federation Parade The larger floats could be designed to sit on a billy cart for the day of the parade. To link art with technology, look at making something either move, or light up on the float. Children will need to think carefully about the subject, then design their float and think about the construction. Those making individual floats will need to consider using wheels to pull the float along. This can be a simple wheel/dowelling/bamboo skewer construction using a box or milk carton for the base. In the picture shown the cotton reels used for wheels have been covered with a piece of foam tubing. Attach your finished float with a little craft glue, or blu-tack to the base. If a group of children are making a large float to sit on a billy cart, part of the assignment will be to consider how they will attach the float to the billy cart. Suggested materials:
Think of many typically Australian icons as you can - for
example Vegemite, Hills Hoist, the Holden car, and The Flying
Doctor, Melbourne Trams, Trains - The Red Rattler. (Grand
Parents can have great memories!)
PAST AND PRESENT THEME - SWIMMING/SURFING Over the last century the beach and the sea has increasingly become a big aspect of Australian Life, and one which most children would readily identify. They would be familiar with “Slip Slop Slap”, “Sun Smart”, boogie boards and all the fun things, as well as swimming safety precautions and the “Nipper” Program. In Victorian times bathers swam fully clothed
for modesty. Bathing boxes on wheels were pushed into the
sea so that swimmers could step straight into the water.
Feb 6. 1906 - A Red Letter Day Bondi Surf Bathers Life Club was founded.
It was the world’s first Surf Life Saving Club and later in
the year it demonstrated the first Life Saving reel which
had been devised by Lyster Ormsby. The line was attached to
the beltman by a very thick belt. 
Although Surf Life Saving existed in some beaches before World War II, Surf Life Saving Victoria became a formalised association affiliated with Surf Life Australia in 1947.  In 1956 - Olympic Games International and Australian Championship carnivals were held at Torquay Beach. The first wooden surfboard came to Australia in 1920. Compare these with today’s boards. Look at Surf Life Saving today - each club has it’s own
colours. For more information contact Surf Life Saving Victoria
or check their website www.slsv.asn.au
Many thanks to Prue Weber (Hon. History Officer, Surf Life
Saving Victoria (SLSV) ). Activities - Sample Floats
as Pictured
a. Surf Life Saving - 1906
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Other Art Ideas for the Federation Theme:
2 “Setting the scene” - look at the skylines of the
major cities today and yesterday. Sydney is very familiar
because of the publicity it received during the Olympic Games.
Try to find pictures of the city as it was a hundred years
ago. |
) | Now cut out 2D or make 3D figures to add to your picture. You will need to look at the clothing worn at the turn of the century. You may also like to include the type of transport applicable to each era.
Now you may like to look ahead - what will 2099 look like? NB: Twisted paper ribbon figures will work well for turn of the century characters. Please ring for activity notes. |
| Look at the changes to the Australian landscape, apart
from buildings, made since white settlement began. Paint a large backdrop - perhaps showing coastal, mountain, tropical grassy plains and the interior. Add cut outs of only native plants/animals, birds. | ) |
| Now make a list of the introduced species. This may be on-ongoing activity. Attach velcro “dots” to your rabbits, foxes, feral cats, domestic animals etc, and attach to corresponding velcro on the collage. Note the introduced species that have caused destruction to the environment. |
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introduced plants which are now harmful. Have a “tree planting” day. Add cut outs of trees to your landscape. Look at programs to rectify the damage done by farming practices in the first half of the century. |
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