Thursday, July 14, 2016

Holiday Homework Week One & Two

Congratulations if you are ready to complete the holiday homework....

As this is your first attempt at completing Holiday Homework on our class blog, I have made it short and sweet, so it will not take long for you to reply at all!

Last night was the opening of the Rio Tinto Groundbreakers trail, click the link below, which
will take you to the Tom Price part of the Tour and then answer the following questions...


1.  What time will the trail exhibition be open on  Friday 22 July?

2.  There is a picture of two men at a mine site.  What year was the picture taken?

3. On the Tom Price timeline what was under construction between Dampier and Tom Price
     in 1965?

4.  What was Hamersley Iron celebrating in 1996?




 Look carefully at the photos and answer the questions...


5. This was the original uniform from 1966. 

Is it the same as the uniform worn today? 

List what is the same or what is different...



6. How many years ago were these mines opened?



Panawonica

Tom Price

Wickham


Dampier


13 comments:

  1. Hi Mrs Rolton,
    underneath this comment is the finished product of my holiday homework.

    1-11am.
    2-1965.
    3-Construction of Tom Price to Dampier railway line.
    4-Hamersly Irons 30th anniversary.
    5-No, The uniforms nowa days have a hi-viz colour and grey light reflectors.
    6-Pannawonica and Wickham mines were built 44 years ago,
    Tom Price and dampier mines were built 50 years ago.
    By Jasper

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  2. Hi Mrs Rolton
    This is what I found about the Trail

    1- The Rio Trail is open from 11am-4pm
    2- The picture was taken in 1965
    3- The construction of the Rail way between Dampier and Tom Price in 1965
    4- Hamersley Iron was celebrating it's 30 year anniversary
    5- What is the same between the uniforms are- still have long sleeves and plastic helmet/ the differences are they now have buttons not a zips, we don’t have hand pockets, and we have a collar
    6- Tom Price and Dampier are celebrating their 50 year anniversary this year and Pannawonica and Wickham are celebrating 44 years this year.

    By Kyra

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  3. 1. The exhibition opens on Friday 22 of July at 11am till 4pm.
    2. The year the picture was taken of two men at the Tom Price mine site was in 1965.
    3. Under construction in Tom Price to Dampier was a Railway.
    4. They were celebrating the 30th anniversary.
    5. The clothing that is the same are the helmet and the things that are different are the shirts.
    6. Pannawonica was built 44 years ago and also so was Wickham and Tom Price and Dampier was built 50 years ago.


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  4. 1. The exhibition opens on Friday 22 of July at 11am till 4pm.
    2. The year the picture was taken of two men at the Tom Price mine site was in 1965.
    3. Under construction in Tom Price to Dampier was a Railway.
    4. They were celebrating the 30th anniversary.
    5. The clothing that is the same are the helmet and the things that are different are the shirts.
    6. Pannawonica was built 44 years ago and also so was Wickham and Tom Price and Dampier was built 50 years ago.
    By Madison



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  5. Hi Mrs Rolton
    This is what we found

    1. Its open from 11am to 4pm.

    2. The picture was taken in 1965.

    3. They were bilding the rail way from dampier to tom price.

    4. Thet were celibrating there 30 year aniversiry.

    5. Same and different whats the same is the helmet and whats different is the colours and the zip and the pockets and their are no reflectors.

    6. Pannawonica 44.

    Tom Price 50.

    Wickham 44.

    Dampier 50.


    By Andie and Jayde.

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  6. 1. 11am to 4pm
    2. 1965
    3. The railway
    4. 30th anniversary
    5. The uniforms now are high vis
    6. Tom Price and dampier are on there 50th year and pannawonnica an Wickham are on 44 years

    by Jaim

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  9. Hello Mrs Rolton I have posted all of the info of my hoilday homework on my comment below i hope you are satisfyed with the info i have typed.
    1. The Rio's Rail from 11am to 4 pm.
    2. The picture was taken in 1965 while the miners are working on Mt Tom Price.
    3.The railway to Damiper and Tom Price.
    4.The 30th anniversary of the railway.
    5.No. The uniforms have changed because now they are fluro yellow with siver stripes on the torso with buttons no pockets and they have a collar but the comparison is that they still have the hats and long sleves on the shirt.

    By Andrew

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  10. Hi Mrs Rolton here is what we found
    1. 11am to 4pm
    2. 1956
    3. railway
    4. 30 anniversary
    5. different colour
    6. Panawonica = 44 years
    Tom Price = 50 years
    Wickem = 44 years
    Dampier = 50 years
    by Te Hana and Jordyn

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  11. 6. Tom price And Dampier are celebrating their 50 year since they were founded and established while Wickham and Panawonaicare celebrating there 44 year since they where fosunded and established as a location.

    By Andrew

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  12. Hi Mrs Rolton i completed the holiday homework

    1. 11am to 4pm
    2. 1965
    3. railwway
    4. Hamersley Iron 30th anniversary
    5. No,uniform worn today have grey reflectors and hi-viz yellow for the rest of the shirt
    6. Panawonica and Wickem mines were open 44 years ago and Tom Price and Dampier mines were open 50 years ago

    By:Carl

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  13. Hi Mrs Rolton,

    THis is what i found out about the Rio Tinto Groundbreaker trail; hope you enjoy!

    1. The Trail will be open from 11:00 am till 4:00 pm on Friday 22nd Jul.

    2. This photo was taken in 1965

    3. The thing that was being built between Tom Price an Dampier was the Tom Price To Dampier railway system.

    4. Hamersly Iron was celebrating thier 30th anniversary in 1996.

    5. The things that are different about the uniforms are we have buttons instead of a zip, now we have a high viz uniform, we also don't have waist pockets, we also have a Rio Tinto symbol instead of a Hamersly Iron symbol, the things that are the same are the fact that we have a hard hat and long pants and sleeves.

    6. Tom Price and Dampier were opened 50 years ago. Pannawonnica and Whickham were founded 44 years ago

    Thanks For Reading!
    From Locky

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