Category: Victoria

A key distinction between the Australian Curriculum F–10 and the Victorian Curriculum F–10 is the provision of content descriptions and achievement standards in the four capabilities. The four capabilities in the Victorian Curriculum F–10 are: Critical and Creative Thinking. Do Victorian schools use the Australian Curriculum? The curriculum is the common set of knowledge and […]

From the introduction of ice cream to Britain in the 17th century to the 1930s, most people made ice cream with a simple sorbetière (a lidded pewter jar) in a wooden bucket. This would have been spun round by hand and occasionally opened and scraped down and mixed. How did they make ice cream in […]

There was, however, an Internet. During Queen Victoria’s reign, a new communications technology was developed that allowed people to communicate almost instantly across great distances, in effect shrinking the world faster and further than ever before. What was called the Victorian Internet? “The Victorian Internet” is all about our world and the invention of the […]

Marianne Skerrett (20 June 1793 – 29 July 1887) was a British courtier. She was a Dresser (lady’s maid) to Queen Victoria between 1837 and 1862. What happened to the dresser in Victoria? Victoria’s dresser-turned-good friend Skerrett, played by Nell Hudson, contracted cholera shortly after marrying her long-time love Francatelli and becoming pregnant, and tragically […]

The warmth – and light – of those houses was another characteristic of Victorian life. While open coal hearths continued to dominate home heating, the Victorian era was also the first to use radiant boiler-powered heat, whole-house gas lighting, and even – infrequently, but innovatively nonetheless – electricity. Did the Victorian era have electricity? By […]

The bellows camera was the most commonly used type of camera during the Victorian era. This camera influenced the properties of light to create an image on a piece of film, called a negative. This piece of film was then processed with chemicals, creating a printed image. Is the camera a Victorian invention? These included […]

Post-mortem photography. Post-mortem photography was particularly popular in Victorian Britain. From 1860 to 1910, these post-mortem portraits were much like American portraits in style, focusing on the deceased either displayed as asleep or with the family; often these images were placed in family albums. What are Victorian photos called? A daguerreotype is a single reversed […]

Therefore, it was necessary for the people being photographed to remain very still to avoid blurry photos. They would often pose for about 15 minutes, during which it would be practically impossible to hold a smile. How long did you have to pose for a picture in the 1800s? Though early daguerreotype images required an […]

First of all, direct sunlight is hot, so the front windows were outfitted with retractable wooden shutters, which, when extended, allowed the air from an open window to circulate, but kept out the hot rays of the sun. Shutters are used all over the world, especially in hot climates, for the same reason. How did […]

The aim of this policy is to provide: a safe environment to learn without inappropriate mobile phone use (including cyberbullying) or distractions. greater opportunities for social interaction and physical activity during recess and lunchtimes. Why were phones banned in Australia? Mobile phones to be banned in Northern Territory government school classrooms from 2023. Mobile phones […]