Mudgeeraba township, circa 1923. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast Local Studies Library.

Prepared for: City of Gold Coast

Prepared by: Elizabeth Galo – Education Consultant elizabethgalo.ed@outlook.com

Date: May 2015

Purpose and overviewThe purpose of this guide is to give teachers an overview of the Mudgeeraba Student History Walk, which is part of the wider Mudgeeraba Heritage Walk, and to highlight the relevant Australian Curriculum links so that teachers can identify where it is placed within the curriculum. The walk is the result of a demand for local history resources that are directly aligned to the Australian Curriculum.

Key concepts The local Mudgeeraba community has an important place in history.

Aspects of the community have changed whilst others remain the same.

Members of the community have contributed in various ways to the establishment of the community we now live in.

Historical MudgeerabaPermanently settled in the 1860s as a result of a growing logging industry, Mudgeeraba has emerged from a rich fabric of community spirit and pride that remains today. The generosity of early pioneers and commitment to a strong community saw the establishment of several key community sites which remain today as significant landmarks in the Mudgeeraba landscape. Today’s students have the privilege of engaging with local history and discovering the way in which the past has shaped the present, the contribution of members of the community over time and to acknowledge that although some things have changed, others remain the same.

Curriculum linksThe activities included within this pack are designed to provide an opportunity for students to engage with local history in a manner which aligns with the Australian Curriculum Year 2 achievement standard for History.

Students have the opportunity to engage with sites within the Mudgeeraba Student History Walk to discover, question, identify, explain, describe, compare, contrast, and document their learning.

Activities and resourcesThe activities are designed to be inclusive, providing a range of methods for students to demonstrate what they have learnt. Teachers may choose which activities will best suit their students and curricular and time restraints. Some sites on the walk include more than one question or activity. How much a group completes is at the teacher’s discretion. It is recommended that teachers familiarise themselves with the Mudgeeraba Heritage Walk booklet, the Student History Walk, and the student activities before undertaking the excursion.

Year 2 Curriculum LinksOpportunities for learning within the content areas are available across many aspects of the walk. Those of particular relevance are outlined in the table below.

Strand Content descriptions Activity Cross-curricular links/opportunities

Historical Knowledge and Understanding

One important example of change and one important example of continuity over time in the local community (ACHHKO61)

Pre-walk Mudgeeraba’s Pioneering Stories Site 2. Bakery (continuity), Site 9. Memorial Hall events (continuity) Site 11. Railway remnant Travel then/now (change),

Mathematics: How do you get to Brisbane? Car, train or bus?(ACMSP069)

The role that people of diverse backgrounds have played in the development and character of the local community (ACHHKO62)

Pre-walk activity Mudgeeraba’s Pioneering Stories Clips Meaning of the name Sites 5-7. Homes of local community members

English (various links)

Strand Content descriptions Activity Cross-curricular links/opportunities

Historical Skills

Use historical terms (ACHHSO66) immigration, settlement Pose a range of questions about the past (ACHHSO67)

Site 8 Village Green: Timber-getter plaque Pre-walk activity

English (various links)

Identify sources (ACHHS215) Pre-walk activity English (various links)

Locate relevant information from sources provided (ACHHSO68)

Whole project

Develop texts, particularly narratives (ACHHSO70) Post-walk narrative composition

Use a range of communication forms and digital technologies (ACHHSO71)

Walk/Post-walk narrative

Pre-walk activityThe aim of the pre-walk activity is to introduce students to historical Mudgeeraba, provide them with some initial local knowledge and to get them thinking about their local community.

The students should make use of historical skills as outlined in the Year 3 History Curriculum, (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2014), such as posing questions and identifying sources and local information. Students should be able to identify the contribution of different cultures to the community, including the Indigenous origin of the name, Mudgeeraba.

Content within this activity is linked to:

• the Year 3 Achievement Standard - students explain how communities changed in the past. They identify events and aspects of the past that have significance in the present. Students pose questions about the past and locate information from sources.

• both strands of the Year 3 History Curriculum as outlined below.

Strand Content descriptions

Historical Knowledge and Understanding

ACHHKO61 One important example of change and one important example of continuity over time in the local community.

ACHHKO62 The role that people of diverse backgrounds have played in the development and character of the local community.

Historical Skills

ACHHSO67 Pose a range of questions about the past.

ACHHS215 Identify sources.

ACHHSO68 Locate relevant information from sources provided.

Activity Resources

Introduction Discuss the planned history walk excursion and identify how we may find out more information about historical Mudgeeraba in preparation for the walk.

Explore the students’ ideas and introduce Historypin (an online source), the Local Studies Library Kit (a library source) and Mudgeeraba’s Pioneering Stories (available in hardcopy as a DVD documentary or online via YouTube).

Historypin - Mudgeeraba Heritage Walk collection, Local Studies Library kit.

Body Watch ‘Mudgeeraba’s Pioneering Stories,’ highlighting and discussing the role of local Indigenous people and aspects of change/continuity in Mudgeeraba.

Create an ‘investigation wall’ on the whiteboard or large piece of paper. Identify one aspect of change that the class finds most interesting to be the point of investigation. Have the students work in pairs to use the sources provided to locate further information and add it to the investigation wall.

To extend this further students may also record the name of the source.

If time permits, investigate the meaning and origin of the name Mudgeeraba and add it to the wall.

Mudgeeraba’s Pioneering Stories If time is limited start part 1 from after the introduction at 1:38 and limit story to only parts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8 and up to the 40 second mark of part 10. These parts are most relevant. Whiteboard/pens or large piece of paper and pens. Local Studies Library kit, additional books from the city and school library, access to Historypin, Mudgeeraba Heritage Walk brochure and booklet.

Conclusion Come back together as a class to discuss the findings of the investigation and make a list of further questions that may be answered on the heritage walk.

Investigation wall.

The Mudgeeraba Student History WalkThe Student History Walk fits within the broader Mudgeeraba Heritage Walk. It has been designed to provide students with a view of historical Mudgeeraba that is both relevant to the curriculum and practical in terms of time and distance. It comprises eleven sites as listed below. The accompanying Mudgeeraba Heritage Walk booklet provides a short overview of each site and will be a primary reference point for teachers who are facilitating the walk.

The following summary information should be read in conjunction with the Mudgeeraba Heritage Walk booklet.

Site 1: Wallaby HotelThe Wallaby Hotel was established in 1885 under the name the Mudgeeraba Hotel. Approximately ten years later the name was changed to the Hampshire Terrace Hotel. After a change in location in 1914 the hotel was called the Mudgeeraba Exchange Hotel. It has been the Wallaby Hotel since the late 1950s when it was owned by ‘Wallaby Bob’ McMaster. It was first established to service travellers and locals, providing accommodation, dining and drinks. An 1899 advertisement also makes reference to its provision of stables and paddocks for traveller’s horses.

This place is entered in the Gold Coast Local Heritage Register (LHR0029).

Site 2: Mudgeeraba BakeryThe Mudgeeraba Bakery began trading on this site following the construction of a large brick oven by Abel Boyd. In the 1950s the Panitz family bought the bakery and continue to own it and bake bread in the brick oven to this day.

Mudgeeraba Exchange Hotel, 1915. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast Local Studies Library.

Mudgeeraba Bakery, 2015. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast.

Site 3: Mudgeeraba Special School (former Mudgeeraba State School)The first Mudgeeraba State School opened its doors at this site in January 1914 and continued here until 1981. Isaac Andrews donated 2 acres (0.8 hectares) of his own land so that the school could be built here. One hour a week of lessons was set aside for various project clubs, including a bee keeping and calf club. Every year the school held ‘Calf Club Day’, a much-anticipated event in which children who had a calf could bring it to school for the day and parade it before judges. Ribbons would be awarded for presentation of the calf and the diary kept by the student presenting.

In 1923 Elizabeth Barton, a student at the school won a gold medal for an essay she wrote about the opening of the Mudgeeraba Memorial Hall.

This place is entered in the Gold Coast Local Heritage Register (LHR0028).

Students of Mudgeeraba State School, 1965. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast Local Studies Library.

Site 4: Mudgeeraba Library (Former Nerang Shire Council Chambers)This building was built in June 1927 to house the Nerang Shire Council Chambers. The council operated from this building until May 1949. Members of the Nerang Shire Council who have served at this location include Mr. E. J. Gaven, who was the chairman at the final meeting at this location, and Isaac Andrews.

In 1950 the building was bought by Jim Cuddihy who moved his post office and telephone exchange into it. In 1981 Australia Post bought the building from Mr Cuddihy and operated out of it until 1994.

Following a local campaign to preserve the building it was reopened in 1998 as the Mudgeeraba Heritage Centre.

Since 2004 it has been the home of the Mudgeeraba Library.

This place is entered in the Gold Coast Local Heritage Roster (LHR0030).

LEFT: Mudgeeraba Library, (former Nerang Shire Council Chambers and Mudgeeraba Post Office), 2015. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast.

RIGHT: The Nerang Shire Council outside the building, circa 1940s. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast Local Studies Library. Back Row L-R: W.F. Birmingham; L.J. Ellem; H.J. Latimer; J.W. Morgan; T.W. Waters; C.J. Francis; Front Row L-R: F. Stafford; S. H. Bigg; E.J. Gaven; (Chairman); C.H. Williams; J.L. Schuster.

Site 5: Starkey’s HouseWilliam Starkey built this house around 1920 for him and his wife, Susan, and their children. William was a dairy farmer like his father Frederick before him.

Since then the house has been raised to accommodate the businesses beneath it.

Site 6: Sprenger’s HouseArthur Sprenger and his wife, Annie built this house in the 1930s. Arthur was employed by the Nerang Shire Council and worked to construct many roads in the area, including Bonogin Road, Little Nerang Creek Road and Mudgeeraba Creek Road. Arthur also built two road islands which have been altered to become the Village Green.

Starkey Family of Mudgeeraba, circa 1919. Frederick and Martha are seated at front, the inset is William. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast Local Studies Library.

Starkey Family of Mudgeeraba, circa 1919. Frederick and Martha are seated at front, the inset is William. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast Local Studies Library.

Site 7: Andrews’ HouseIsaac Andrews owned a great deal of land in Mudgeeraba but this particular home was built in around 1920 as a low-set house.

Isaac and his wife, Grace, were very supportive of the Mudgeeraba community as demonstrated in their generosity in donating parcels of land for various community projects, including Mudgeeraba State School and the memorial hall. Isaac also served as a Nerang Shire Council member for 34 years. Isaac and Grace had 12 children.

ABOVE: Andrews’ House, 2009. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast.

RIGHT: Isaac Andrews, circa 1900. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast Local Studies Library.

Site 8: Village GreenThe Village Green was constructed when two traffic islands built by Arthur Sprenger in the 1930s were altered to become a large, grassed green. The timber-getter sculpture was unveiled in 2009 as a monument to the early pioneers of Mudgeeraba.

Timber-getter sculpture and plaque, Mudgeeraba Village Green, 2014. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast.

Site 9: Springbrook and Mudgeeraba Memorial HallThe hall was constructed in 1923 in honour of local soldiers who had served in World War 1 (WW1). It was the home of the Mudgeeraba District WW1 Honour Roll and the centre for community life with dances, fates, fundraising events and travelling picture shows all held there.

In 1993 the hall was destroyed by fire but was rebuilt the same year in a style reminiscent of the original hall. The honour roll, although damaged by the fire, was salvaged and still hangs in the hall.

Site 10: Woodchoppers InnThe building was moved to Mudgeeraba from Palm Beach in the mid-1970s. Prior to its move to the village it had been the home of the Palm Beach Bowls Club. At the new site in Mudgeeraba it became a restaurant and used furniture store. When the business eventually closed the building became vacant.

In 1995 local resident Don Murphy refurbished the building and opened it as a restaurant. The dining experience at Woodchoppers Inn often included cross-cut sawing competitions and wood chopping exhibitions. The land on which Woodchoppers Inn sits is the former site of the Mudgeeraba Show. Wood chopping events took place at the spot where Woodchoppers Inn now stands.

Mudgeeraba and Springbrook Memorial Hall, circa 1923. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast Local Studies Library.

Palm Beach Bowls Club clubhouse, date unknown, now Woodchoppers Inn. Image from Now and Then: a Gold Coast journey from the past to the present. City of Gold Coast, 2010.

Site 11: South Coast Railway remnant The Mudgeeraba Railway Station and rail bridges were constructed as part of an extension to the South Coast Railway line in 1902. The railway provided modern, speedy transport for travellers and farmers and timber merchants who used the line to dispatch their goods. Travellers bound for the beaches of the Coast passed through Mudgeeraba on their journey. During the war the railway was also a means of transporting enlisted men to administration centres.

With the popularity of motor transport growing, this section of the railway closed in 1961.

Steam train with passengers waiting at Mudgeeraba Railway Station, circa 1916. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast Local Studies Library.

Plaque on the Mudgeeraba Railway monument, Gloria Schirrel Park, 2014. Image courtesy of City of Gold Coast.

Student history walk activity sheet breakdownThe activity sheet includes opportunities for engagement at each of the eleven sites on the walk. A more concise breakdown of the walk and points for teachers to consider is listed below.

Site Points to bring to attention

1 Wallaby Hotel (former Mudgeeraba Exchange Hotel)

Aspects of similarity/difference then/now. Draw attention to decorative detail on the roof, the new addition to the side etc.

If access to this site is difficult for your group please refer to the recent photo to make comparisons.

2 Mudgeeraba Bakery Old brick oven which can be seen from the footpath at the side of the bakery.

3 Mudgeeraba Special School (former Mudgeeraba State School)

Point out the timber structures at the front of the school which originally housed Mudgeeraba State and Bonogin Creek schools.

Discussion of Calf Club as similar to clubs at your school.

4 Mudgeeraba Library (former Nerang Shire Council Chambers)

Provide the names of historical Nerang Shire Council members including E.J. Gaven and Isaac Andrews.

Point out the office of the current local councillor and provide students with his/her name.

5 Starkey’s House Built in 1920 by William Starkey who was a dairy farmer, as his father Frederick (a timber-getter and dairy farmer) had been.

6 Sprenger’s House Built in the 1930s by Arthur Sprenger and his wife, Annie. Arthur built many roads in the region including, Bonogin Road, Mudgeeraba Creek Road and Reedy Creek Road.

7 Andrews’ House If time is limited these three houses can be viewed from the Village Green.

Built around 1920 by Isaac and Grace Andrews this was one of a number of houses owned by the Andrews family. They owned a lot of land in the area and donated a lot of it for community projects, including the land for the Mudgeeraba and Springbrook Memorial Hall.

Isaac and Grace were both active members of the community and Isaac served as a member of the Nerang Shire Council for 34 years. They had 12 children and lived nearby on a farm.

8 Village Green Point out the timber-getter statue and plaque. Make particular point of the second paragraph in the plaque, reading aloud if necessary.

Site Points to bring to attention

9 Mudgeeraba and Springbrook Memorial Hall

Built in 1923, on land donated by Isaac and Grace Andrews, as a memorial hall to honour local soldiers who had served in World War 1 (WW1). The WW1 Roll of Honour hangs on the wall there.

It was the place for community dances, fetes, movies and other events.

It was rebuilt in 1993 in the same style as the original building after it was destroyed by a fire that year. The Honour Roll, although damaged, survived the fire and hangs on the wall today.

Community events are still held here.

Who has attended an event here? A dance class? An art exhibition? You may also like to point out the time capsule that is in front of the building in the grassed area.

10 Woodchoppers Inn Point out the origin of Woodchoppers Inn as the Palm Beach Bowls Club and its use as a furniture store as well as a restaurant. You may like to discuss the wood chopping competitions that were once a feature of the dining experience at Woodchoppers Inn.

11 South Coast Railway remnant Discuss the importance of the line for farmers, timber merchants, enlisted soldiers and tourism.

Help children to make a line and compare/contrast means of travel then/now.

The student activity sheet includes a small space for students to record what they would like to investigate further in terms of local history. This can be followed up in the classroom post-walk or students can use their own time at home to make such discoveries.

The Mudgeeraba Student History Walk passportAs an option for the excursion the Mudgeeraba Student History Walk passport is available to download as part of the pack. This can be printed off for each student and stamped once the activity is completed for each site. Teachers may choose to reward those students who have their passports complete with an appropriate school endorsed reward.

The student activity sheet, map and passport can be downloaded at: heritage.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/See-and-do/heritage-walks-and-trails

Practical recommendations and requirements for the walkThe activities in the walk lend themselves best to smaller groups. If possible, it would be beneficial for classes to divide into more manageable sizes before arriving at the site to allow for greater engagement for all individuals.

Teachers and helpers can help students engage with buildings and landmarks by facilitating questioning, including who, when, where, what and why questions. Teachers and helpers should be familiar with the information outlined in this guide and the supporting Mudgeeraba Heritage Walk booklet and have a copy of it at hand. Students can be encouraged to make links with the past by drawing comparison and making contrast to life in the local community today. A list of sources is included at the end of this guide should classes wish to find out more detailed information about a particular aspect of local history.

Road safety and parkingSchool buses can drop off and pick up students at the bus stop outside Mudgeeraba Special School. From there groups can use the pedestrian crossings to cross roads safely. Please be particularly mindful of crossing at the shopping centre entrance to get to the railway remnant as there is no pedestrian crossing at this location.

TimeCoordinators of this excursion are advised to allow at least one hour for students to complete the walk.

Checklist Comfortable covered-in shoes

Hat

Sunscreen

Water bottles

A hardcopy of the student activity sheet for each student or pair and a copy of the Mudgeeraba Student History Walk Passport for each student

Clipboards/pencils

A crayon for each child

Stamps for teachers and helpers to stamp passports at each activity

Post-walk activityThe purpose of the post-walk activity is to consolidate the knowledge and understandings that students have gleaned from the pre-walk activity and the history walk in a way that provides opportunity to engage with local history on a personal level.

Following discussion around life for children in Mudgeeraba pre-1960s, (when the Calf Club project seems to have ceased), including farming and raising animals and associated activities, students are to develop a narrative based on Calf Club Day. The tone of the writing need not be serious and may take the form of a funny story, including elements of all that could happen when farm animals and children combine!

Content within this activity is linked to:

• the Year 3 Achievement Standard - students develop texts, including narratives, using terms donating time.

• the Historical Skills strand of the Year 3 History Curriculum as outlined below.

Strand Content descriptions

Historical Skills

ACHHSO67 Pose a range of questions about the past.

ACHHS215 Identify sources.

ACHHSO68 Locate relevant information from sources provided.

ACHHS070 Write narratives about the community’s past.

ActivityStudents plan, review and present a narrative in the form of either a child’s diary entry from the 1920s or a short fictional story with the topic ‘What happened on the Village Green: one day in 1923.’ The narrative should include elements of local history discovered on the Mudgeeraba Student History Walk, including reference to times, places and events.

OutcomeStudents develop a narrative about historical Mudgeeraba using the knowledge and understanding of places and events garnered throughout the Mudgeeraba Student History Walk. The narrative may take the form of a written work, role play or graphic work using traditional and digital technologies.

ResourcesIn addition to the Mudgeeraba Student History Walk, teachers may also make use of the texts available from the City of Gold Coast Library and online sources such as the National Library of Australia (Trove), Historypin and online content from the City of Gold Coast History and Heritage site.

Texts: ‘Bush Schools and Golden Rules: the spirit of Mudgeeraba State School.’ by Robyn Burrows.

Mudgeeraba Memories: memories of Mudgeeraba, Bonogin, Austinville and Springbrook areas. 2nd ed. Beryl Roberts

From Paddocks to Pavements: the Mudgeeraba story. Robyn Burrows

Dairies and Daydreams: the Mudgeeraba Story. Robyn Burrows.

A full list of resources can be found at the end of this guide.

Resources

Publications available from the City of Gold Coast Library Burrows, Robyn. From Paddocks to Pavements: the Mudgeeraba story.

Burrows, Robyn. Bush Schools and Golden Rules: the spirit of Mudgeeraba State School.

Burrows, Robyn. Dairies and Daydreams: the Mudgeeraba story.

Jenkins, Lesley. Now and Then: a Gold Coast journey from the past to the present.

Longhurst, Robert. Nerang Shire: a history to 1949.

Roberts, Beryl. Mudgeeraba Memories: memories of Mudgeeraba, Bonogin, Austinville and Springbrook areas. 2nd edition.

Online resources Picture Gold Coast - goldcoast.qld.gov.au/library/picture-gold-coast-10113.html

Historypin – for photographs of the local area www.historypin.org/tours/view/id/4706/title/Mudgeeraba

Trove (National Library of Australia) - trove.nla.gov.au

City of Gold Coast History and Heritage - heritage.goldcoast.qld.gov.au

City of Gold Coast heritage walks - heritage.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/See-and-do/heritage-walks-and-trails

City of Gold Coast Local Heritage Register - heritage.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/Development-at-heritage-places/gold-coast-local-heritage-register

Mudgeeraba Pioneering Stories: the Rudds and the Duncans - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-J9zrev52IXfSuyr42wuc1Lc2552ixnQ

Other Resources City of Gold Coast Office of City Architect, Heritage Unit

City of Gold Coast Local Studies Library

ReferencesAustralian Curriculum and Assessment Reporting Authority. (2014). Foundation to Year 10 Curriculum. Retrieved from http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/humanities-and-social-sciences

Burrows, Robyn. Bush Schools and Golden Rules: the spirit of Mudgeeraba State School.

City of Gold Coast, 2015. Mudgeeraba Heritage Walk booklet

City of Gold Coast, 2015. Mudgeeraba Heritage Walk brochure

National library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla/news-article20640957