Last week our Yr 3 class along with Mrs Carberry and Mrs Johnson set off on foot to explore our wonderful town and historic venues.  The students have been learning about how Gundagai has changed over the years through learning Geography and Religion units. They have specifically looking at how our school, parish and town have changed over time.

Write up By Max Zhu: 

Gundagai has changed a lot over the years. In 1852 the great flood destroyed the town and changed the location of where Gundagai is. Many buildings and structures in Gundagai were destroyed in 1852. The buildings in Gundagai have changed over time. Over the years Gundagai has changed a lot. During Gundagai’s early years, the Murrumbidgee river flooded several times. People started to become concerned. The move to higher ground was taken to protect the town from future floods. The two men who saved people in the flood were Yarri and Jacky Jacky. They went into the river with a bark canoe which is a little boat. Jacky Jacky and Yarri saved 250 people. Jacky Jacky and Yarri were heroes because they saved Gundagai. All of Gundagai’s buildings were destroyed except for the Old Mill. The Mill is the oldest surviving building in Gundagai today. Their homes were washed away by the flood, so they had to build up in the mountains and hills. That is why Gundagai is all up on a hillside, so that it is safe from another flood if it ever happens again.Over the years Gundagai has changed a lot.

Write up by Harry:

All about Gundagai’ s history.
I'm going to talk about how Gundagai has changed over the centuries. The buildings in Gundagai have changed over time. Many buildings and structures were destroyed in 1852. Many families have lived in Gundagai for generations. I will give more detail to explain how Gundagai has changed over the centuries. The buildings in Gundagai have changed over time. St. Stanislaus was renamed to St. Patrick' s. St. Stanislaus got changed to Flash Jacks. Many buildings and structures were destroyed in 1852 because of the heedless flood. The old pub on the golf course got washed away. The flood washed away 250 people.Many families have lived in Gundagai for generations like the Barton family who have built an abattoir for sheep only. One member of the Barton family owned a pub up Burra Road and spread the news about the gold rush.There became alot of bushrangers because they heard about the wealthy gold rush.One of the famous bushranger was Andrew Scott who was in jail for 10 years because of his naughtiness and his robbery. I have talked about how Gundagai has changed over the centuries.