Schools Showcase
 Our
Lady of the Assumption
Contact: Rewa Jones
Address: 9 Centre Dandenong Road
Cheltenham
VIC, Australia, 3196
Phone: (03) 9584 9488
Fax: (03) 9583 2606
Email:
jonesr@olachlt.melb.catholic.edu.au
Website: www.olachlt.melb.catholic.edu.au
Our Lady of the Assumption School is a catholic primary school
located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. We have around 530 students.
Our parish priest is Father Frank Martin and our principal is Mrs
Leonie Young.
Using Lore of the Land
Teachers' Material
Question & Answer Sheet
- Lore of the Land
Students' Material
Aboriginal people:
The Aboriginal people lived very different lives to the white people.
They called themselves a variety of names depending on where they
lived. The Aboriginal people also spoke different languages to the
white men. They had many different beliefs on how the world was
created.
There are no Aboriginal people left in our area because
a long time ago when it was just Aboriginal people in Australia,
the white men came in boats and took over the land and killed some
of the Aborigines. The white men probably thought that they were
strange so they killed them and took away their children. The aborigines
spoke differently to them, they also looked different and lived
a different life. Soon more white people came to Australia, and
there soon became less Aborigines. It was cruel what our ancestors
did to the Aborigine people but we can't change the past but we
can be sorry.
Emma and Steph
Quinkan Spirits:
The children of the tribes feared the imjam spirit because he hunted
them. The good spirit, Timara hides among the rocks The Timara is
thin and tall and the Imjam has a tail and a flat head.
Brigid.B
The Jabiru:
The Jabiru is a very large bird that lives in the wetlands. The
Jabiru is very much like a stork. It is the only stork found in
Australia. The Jabiru lives in the northern part of Australia where
there is lots of water. In north Queensland the Jabiru has a nickname,
policeman-bird because it stands very straight and lives on its
own. The Jabiru is a very quiet type of bird. It has a black head
and neck , white wings and red legs. The aboriganals have a very
famous story that explains how the Jabiru made the long beaches.
Alyssa R
Invasion:
Captain James Cook claimed to have discovered the East Coast of
Australia but he had not, for the Aborigines had been living there
for thousands of years. When the settlers arrived in Australia they
claimed the land as theirs which meant they had stolen the land
from the Aborigines. They did not ask the Aborigines to share their
land they just took it. The Aboriginal people call this invasion
and a ship is the sign of invasion. Today white people are trying
to find ways make up for stealing the Aborigines land.
Laura
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