E.2 Stakeholder comments and views on particular interpretation issues canvassed at the consultation. What do you think are the key stories that Blundells Cottage can convey? Personal Life Early Settlement The Building Village Landscape Stories Fabric Community through History The history and Indigenous history The building of the The village of Comparisons lifestyles of the pre and post cottage. Canberra and between the three families who European subsequent growth cottage and lived there. The settlement. of Canberra into a modern Canberra, cottage is a city. especially the tangible link to their buildings across stories. the lake. Flora Blundell’s life Early European early Adjacent Why the building is (midwife and settlement in an vernacular blacksmiths, post where it is. mother of 8 isolated location. buildings in the office, bakery. children). ACT. A typical family Early pastoral life The landscape week. on the Duntroon setting and how it Estate. has altered. The lodgers who A focal point for the Other Duntroon It shows what was It’s the only lived in the cottage layers of history Estate buildings here before the domestic dwelling with the Oldfield from prehistory (Mugga Mugga, capital. remaining in the family. onwards. Majura House). Parliamentary Triangle. What do visitors respond to most when visiting the cottage? Touch Stories Toys’ Changing Various ‘Boys Landscape Visitors love being Older people Men especially like The landscape as Visitors enjoy that able to touch the especially love the shed out the shown in the early the same object objects. sharing stories back. photographs of can give rise to sparked off by Canberra is of different stories collection items. particular interest. and reactions within a group. Touch and handle Children love The bellows are Visitors need to be activities resonate learning how life and blokey’ surveyed to get the ‘big with both children has changed, answer to this. and adults. especially the technology. Favourite objects at the cottage The Mrs Potts Irons The mincer Whaling pot Memorial card Bellows Coolgardie safe Kitchen stove Kitsch vase by Stereoscope Photo of Flora Kaye children Blundell The rustic desk All of it! Changing lives illustrated by the cottage
E.2 Stakeholder comments and views on particular interpretation issues canvassed at the consultation. What do you think are the key stories that Blundells Cottage can convey? Personal Life Stories Early Settlement The Building Fabric Village Community Landscape through History The history and lifestyles of the three families who lived there. The cottage is a tangible link to their stories. Indigenous history pre and post European settlement. The building of the cottage. The village of Canberra and subsequent growth of Canberra into a city. Comparisons between the cottage and modern Canberra, especially the buildings across the lake. Flora Blundell’s life (midwife and mother of 8 children). Early European settlement in an isolated location. early vernacular buildings in the ACT. Adjacent blacksmiths, post office, bakery. Why the building is where it is. A typical family week. Early pastoral life on the Duntroon Estate. The landscape setting and how it has altered. The lodgers who lived in the cottage with the Oldfield family. A focal point for the layers of history from prehistory onwards. Other Duntroon Estate buildings (Mugga Mugga, Majura House). It shows what was here before the capital. It’s the only domestic dwelling remaining in the Parliamentary Triangle. What do visitors respond to most when visiting the cottage? Touch Stories ‘Boys Toys’ Changing Landscape Various Visitors love being able to touch the objects. Older people especially love sharing stories sparked off by collection items. Men especially like the shed out the back. The landscape as shown in the early photographs of Canberra is of particular interest. Visitors enjoy that the same object can give rise to different stories and reactions within a group. Touch and handle activities resonate with both children and adults. Children love learning how life has changed, especially the technology. The bellows are ‘big and blokey’ Visitors need to be surveyed to get the answer to this. Favourite objects at the cottage The Mrs Potts Irons The mincer Whaling pot Memorial card Bellows Coolgardie safe Kitchen stove Kitsch vase by Kaye children Stereoscope Photo of Flora Blundell The rustic desk All of it! Changing lives illustrated by the cottage