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The Parlimentary Triangle is a significant feature of Walter Burley Griffin's plan for Canberra. Parliament House and Old Parliament House are the most significant buildings in the Parlimentary Triangle. The Parliamentary Triangle contains buildings like the National Gallery Of Australia, National Library Of Australia and Old Parliament House
 * 2. What is the Parliamentary Triangle viewed from Regatta Point? **

The original inhabitants of Canberra, or what they called 'Kanbera' or 'Canberry' were the Ngunnawal tribe. They used Canberra as a meeting place.The first piece of evidence that an Indigenous tribe occupied the area came from a rock shelter near Birrigai.
 * 3.Who were the original inhabitants of this area? What was the name of this place and what did it mean? What is the significance still today? **

Democracy is a Greek term; it is a form of government in which things are done for the people, by the people. An example is the Australian government is a form of democracy which all adults vote representatives to act on their behalf in parliament.Democracy is a form of political organization where elected representatives have equal power over the problems that effect their interests. Democracy is when people have a say and vote without fear. Federation is an example of democracy.
 * 4.What does democracy mean? Include the definition and an example of democracy at work. **

There is approximately 2,500 clocks in the Parliamentary house! Between the 4 and 5 and the 7 and 8 there are little windows; when a vote needs to be held in a chamber, a bell rings for four minutes. The members of the house have four minutes to get into the chamber before the doors are locked. If it is the house of representatives, the window between 4 and 5 is green, if it is the senate, the window between 7 and 8 flashes red.
 * 5. Name the two Parliamentary Houses. What colours represent them? **

The Old Parliament House was designed to last for 50 years whereas the New Parliament House is built to last two centuries! Old Parliament House was opened on the 9th of May 1927 by the Duke and Duchess of York. New Parliament House was officially opened on the 9th of May 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II. <6. Why was a new Parliament House built? Who opened both the Old and New Parliament Houses? **

AIS stands for the “Australian Institute of Sport”. The AIS was set up on Australia Day, 26th January 1981 after the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games because Australia did terribly and was 32nd overall with one silver medal and four bronze medals for the whole Olympics. The AIS’s well-funded programs are a big reason for Australia’s success in international sporting competitions.
 * 7. What does AIS stand for and after which Olympic Games was it established and why? **

I choose...um...Diving! Being an Olympian herself, my mum has a lot to do with the AIS. Diving is a water sport. I enjoy diving, and my mum coaches me. The AIS included diving as a sport in 1988 and my mum was the first diver into the AIS. AIS diving is located in Brisbane and supports the sport nationally with programs that support coaches, junior divers and elite divers. Diving is one of the most watched sports at Olympic games.
 * 8. Choose one area of sport at the AIS that interests you and write a paragraph about it. **

Thomas Melville Donnet - Great Grandfather - Army John Donald Mac Aulay - Great Grandfather - Army, Medical Orderly James Mac Aulay - My Great Great Uncle - Army - Died in battle John Donald Mac Aulay - Great Grandfather - Army, Interpreter for Italian internees in Australia Thomas King - Great Grandfather - Army - Service Number VX31099 Thomas Robert Donnet - Grandfather - Army, Dental Technician - Was 16 and faked his ID to get in Andrew Lesley Jones - Great Uncle - Army, Postman - He was in Darwin when it was bombed Raymond Knight - Great Uncle - Airforce, Pilot - Died in plane crash David Ellerton - Great Uncle - Airforce, Squadron Leader (Pilot) - Still alive in 2011 he is 96 years old William Mac Aulay - Great Uncle - Army, War Graves Photographer Vietnam War Lloyd Knight - My mother's cousin - Airforce, Squadron Leader (Pilot) - He flew the F1-11 parts to Australia to be assembled William Mac Aulay - War Graves Photographer Mac's little sister Barbara Mac Aulay (My Gandma) Back home in Australia, Barbara was still a child in school and was a designated leader for her school to lead the children into the trenches in the schoolyard in the case of an air raid. At one point she was the second highest fundraiser for the war effort in Victoria. Being a musician she would hold concerts to raise money.
 * 9. Do you have a relative who has fought in any War or conflict? Discuss this with your family and write about this person. **
 * World War 1 **
 * Gallipoli**
 * __ World War 2 __**
 * Family knew him as Bill, but in the war he was known as Mac.
 * Mac took photos of the graves of soldiers that died and sent them back to Australian families so that the photos would help them mourn; to know that their relative had passed away and that they were burried in a grave rather than missing.
 * Sometimes he would need to exhume (dig up) the bodies to identify them. n the side, Mac ran a popular laundry that washed the blankets of the soldiers.
 * He built his hand-operated washing machine out of oil drums and called it Mac's Troppo Laundry. Interestingly, Mac's son Jimmy owns a laundry in Darwin called Mac's Troppo Laundry (with automatic machines!).

The Gallipoli Diorama shows how the Turkish have covered their trenches with mud and timber and how the Australians were trapped. There is a story where an Australian got through and threw jam tin bombs at the Turkish and went further and further into the trench until his friends got too excited at lighting the bombs and one blew up in his face. The figures are made out of oil and wax on lead. The backround is made out of synthetic polymer paint with oil and gold leaf on plywood. The modelling is dry colour on plaster over wood and wire.
 * 10.Describe the Gallipoli Diorama. How was it made? What does it show? **

The Unknown Australian Soldier is located in a tomb at the War Memorial in Canberra. There is more than one Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in fact there is more than 42! The Unknown Australian Soldier is the only Australian soldier that was killed and brought back from World War 1. It took 79 years to bring him back and I suspect he is unknown because in 79 years his body would have decayed. The Unknown soldier represents all of the people that died in World War 1 and were not shipped back to Australia.The writing on the gravestone reads "UNKNOWN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER KILLED IN THE WAR OF 1914 - 1918". The Australian Unknown Soldier did not have his name tag on when he died.
 * 11. Where is the Unknown Australian Soldier located? Why is he ‘unknown’? **

The most interesting place that I visited in Canberra would be Government House! It was an honour to meet Her Excellency Mrs Quentin Bryce. Roger King toured us inside the house and told us all about it; he also showed us the gardens that overlooked Lake Burley Griffin. We had the privilege of seeing the Ceremonial Rolls Royce. The Ceremonial Rolls Royce has a crown for a number plate and is used to transport Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family.
 * 12. When we return from Canberra, choose the place that most interested you. Did it meet your expectations or not Why? **

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