Colonisation

"Colonial" in Australia in the popular sense means the period from the foundation of New South Wales in 1788 to about 1880. 

The colonists divided the land as the County of Cumberland. The land where Gardeners Road Public School located was owned by S.Terry.

Lachlan flour mill, Tallow mill and later a woolwash mill were established on this land.

The land that our school was built on was part of the Parish of Alexandria and the border of the Parish of Botany.

Our area was part of the Beaconsfield Ward.

The links below will lead you to interesting facts about how the land on which Gardeners Road Public School was developed during the years of colonisation. 

The First land owner of our area was Samuel Terry 'The Botany Bay Rothchild'

adb.anu.edu.au/biography/terry-samuel-2721 

www.talesfromthegrave.org/post/botany-bay-s-rothschild-amasses-a-fortune 

Barangaroo : https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/barangaroo_and_the_eora_fisherwomen

Visual Arts Links & Resources

Art Activity from link: Tommy McRae & William Barrack - Have students create their own scenes using the techniques of these artists. 

Walter G Mason (Local Artist) https://mychildrensancestors.weebly.com/walter-george-mason.html

Sir Joseph Banks Hotel, Botany