After everyone had arrived a man from the museum called David took us on a tour around the museum, and showed us the old building opposite called the Exhibition Buildings that were built in the 1880’s. This was where Australia held its first federal parliament before Canberra our national capital was built. We have been learning about the Federation of Australia from our teachers Kay and Jan, so it was good to see this building that we have been reading about. It was very interesting and a different style to the new museum, which is very modern in style.

When we walked inside the museum we saw many different things – very interesting, that I had never seen before. I saw lots of artwork by Australian aboriginal people. Some of them lived by the beach and caught their own fish; they had a lovely easy life before white man came.

I also saw some stuffed animals, rocks, Phar Lap the hero horse and many many things. When we walked to the other side of the very big building, we saw a big old computer made in 1942-I think. This old machine is not as strong as a cheap pocket calculator but it would fill an office.