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Life in the Past
When grandma was a kid just like me
What was life like when your grandparents were your age? What did they do before Facebook, iPads and Xbox? Use your mouse to take a walk in your grandparent's childhood shoes and see the lives they lived.
- What was it like in 1900? (1.83 MB)
The Top Ten Darebin Jobs in 1900
Men hard at work plowing a field for crops
A butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker. It sounds like the start of a nursery rhyme or maybe a joke but working in 1900 was no picnic, it was hard work even for children as young as ten years old. Many kids had to leave school early to get a job that would help support their family. The might catch frogs for biology students to cut up or they might deliver groceries. Use your mouse to find out the top ten jobs you might work in if you grew up in 1900.
- Top Ten Jobs for Girls (1.58 MB)
- Top Ten Jobs for Boys (2.38 MB)
