Foreword
Introduction
Aims
Unit themes
Background Information

• The Role of the National Capital Authority
• History of Blundells' Cottage
• Canberra Timeline
• Blundells' Cottage Quick Facts
• Historic Canberra Quick Facts
• Choosing The Site of the National Capital
• Blundells' Cottage – Handy Hints for Group Tours
• Special Programs at the Cottage
• Useful References and Links
• Acknowledgements
• Contact Details

Guidelines

Unit 1 - Light and Heat

Unit 2 - Travel and Transport

Unit 3 - Free Time and Recreation

Unit 4 - Cooking – In the Kitchen

Unit 5 - Mapping - Finding New and Old Places in Canberra

Unit 6 - Tales from Canberra's Past – A Rural Landscape

Unit 7 - The Branches of My Family

Visiting Blundells' Cottage - Middle Primary Activities

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Unit 1 - Light and Heat
Unit 2 - Travel and Transport
Unit 3 - Free Time
Unit 4 - Cooking
Unit 5 - Mapping - Finding New and Old Places in Canberra
Unit 6 - Tales from Canberra's Past – A Rural Landscape
Unit 7 - The Branches of My Family
Visiting Blundells' Cottage
Choosing the site of the national capital

Photo gallery
Virtual tour

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