Day 3

Royal Australian Mint - Click to view Website

On day 4 we first went to the mint we hade to watch a video on the history of the mint then we got to make a coin of the value of a dollar and it cost $2.50then we got to go and have a look at the machines that make the coins then we looked at the museum and it seemed like there was a gazillion rooms of things about coins then we there were collectors coins and normal coins some coins were a funny shape like a square and stuff like that.

This is about the history, in 1984 the first 1 dollar coin was produced in 1988 the first 2 dollar coin was produced 1953 there was 5 different images of the queen on coins.

So you can see we had lots of fun and learnt lots. Emma C 6W

Embassies

On the 13^th of October, day 3 of our Canberra Camp we went and had a look around the Embassies. I must the looked Magnificent. My favourite was the New Zealand Commission which had a big, fake cow out the front. I think the biggest Embassy was the US Embassy. And the most interesting Embassy I think was the Chinese and the Belgian Embassies. There was also France, Italy, Finland, Canada, Japan and even more. All of the Embassies look beautiful and if you haven’t seen them you should definitely have a look. I think its awesome that we have them in our country Australia! Carley 6W

Questacon - Click to view Website

Lunch

Mr. Westaway after losing a Water fight

Australian War Memorial - Click to view Website

In Canberra we went to the War Memorial.

 When we went in we sat in a big room and talked about the War Memorial's history and where every thing is. Then we split up in different groups and walked around.

 Firstly my group went to the remembrance area where all the names of the people that died in the war where engraved on huge steel plates that hung on the walls. In between the two walls was the pool of reflection and sitting on top of the water at the end of the pool was the eternal flame. At the end of the pool was the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In the tomb the walls and the roof were all made of tiny tiles.

 After that we went through to a huge hanger were we saw the plane G for George, a Japanese Sub had a huge hole in it where a bomb ripped through the body of the Sub and many other things used in wars. Also in the hanger we watch all kinds of different movies.

 Then we went to the section that had all the things from World War 1. It had all kinds of different things like guns, cannons, knives, swords, clothes and heaps of other things. Then we went to the World War 2 section, it had the same kind of stuff but more advanced and it had an extra section about the Japanese.

 Lastly we went to a simulator of a bomber. There was a big TV in the ground that acted as a bombing hatch and one in the wall telling you about what was happening.

 I hope you liked my report on the War Memorial in Canberra. 

Matt T 6W

Telstra Tower

On Wednesday night we went to Telstra Tower. As we entered the building the door was infested with moths. The tour guide took us to a room to watch a short movie about how Telstra Tower was built. Then we ventured up level to level of the tower. We soon reached the viewing Deck. Many people bought souvenirs from the gift shop while others looked over the great view. From the Viewing Deck we could see Mount Ainslie and the whole capital city. Then we went up the stairs to the Open deck, we saw everything, it was an amazing site. We stayed up there for a little while then we went back down to the Viewing area. There many people purchased gifs and souvenirs. Then we went back down to the bottom level and went back to the bus. I thought this was one of the best things in Canberra I saw and I think many people would agree with me. Ashlee M 6W