INDUSTRIAL SYDNEY

The history of Redfern and its surrounding suburbs!

SOURCE STUDY!

A Primary Source is an object which is FROM the time period being studied. It tells us about what life was like in other time periods.

1. PHOTOGRAPHS2. NEWSPAPER REPORTS

1. PHOTOGRAPHS are important historical sources because they give us a VISUAL picture of what life was like, as well as important facts like dates and names.

Source A – Redfern Post Office, 1891

1. Do you recognise this tall building? If so, where is it?2. In 1891, what was opposite the post office?

Source B

1. According to the photograph, what is this a picture of?

Source C

1. What building do you think this is (HINT the two people give us a big clue)?

Source D – Elizabeth St, 1880

1. What does this photograph tell us about Elizabeth St Redfern in 1880?

Source E – Telopea St Redfern, 1896

1. What business is on display in this photograph?

Source F – Newspaper Report, 1891

1. What opened in Redfern in 1891?

2. Where was is in Redfern?

3. Who was in charge of this project?

Source G – Newspaper Report, Sydney Morning Herald, 1930

1. Who was arrested and what were they charged with at the Redfern Police Station?2. Where will they be seen “this morning”?

Putting it all together!

What can historians learn about Redfern in the late 1800s and early 1900s by using primary sources, such as photographs and newspaper reports?

Plan – Brainstorm what you have learnt from sources A-G

Write – Turn the above dot points into sentences, answering the question!

You could use a first sentence like this –

Primary sources, like photographs and newspapers, tell historians that in the late 1800s and early 1900s Redfern was thriving with new businesses and had important services like a railway station, post office, police station and court house.