The first thing we did was to eat our lunch and some people played on the equipment. Then it was time for the Year 5 people to go on their tour.

While Year 5 toured Year 6 wandered the streets. We saw two soldiers each holding a gun. My friend Ammara wanted a photo with them so she went on the stage and asked me to take a photo for her. The funny bit was when Ammara was on the stage one of the soldiers took off her scrunchy and said, "This is a sock."

We also saw a convict being flogged with a cat o'nine tails and blood was going everywhere but the blood was not real. After that we saw a woman at a spinning wheeel. The wool was very soft.

Next we went into some cottages that sold candles. Some of the candles smelt very nice. There was also a shop that sold Aboriginal art. We also went into the Post Office which was named the Government Printing Office.

Then it was time for our tour. Our guide's name was Mr Taber. He told us that he didn't like children, but I don't think that was true. The first place we went to was the deck of a ship where the convicts slept. It was a very creepy place.

Next we went to see the huge windmill. Mr Taber said that we were allowed to go inside so we did. The entire engine inside was made of wood. Then we saw a house being blown up by the soldiers.

After that we went to a church that had never been finished by the convicts. Mr Taber told us how women would have to go to the women's factory where they had to work as slaves. He also told us that the only way to get out of there was for the manager to pick you and then you had to stand in a line. A man would drop his handkerchief in front of a woman. If she picked it up she would marry that man.

Next Mr Taber showed us a house without any glass in the window. He told us that a house without glass in the window means that the house belonged to poor people.

Then it was time to go to the jail. Mr Taber said that if you steal you would have a "T" put on some part of your body. Some of the punishments he showed us were the triangle where you get flogged with the cat o'nine tails, and the chains which you had to wear on your ankles and wrists and wear everywhere you went. It would be hard work. The spike collar was the punishment for a woman and you wore it on your neck. When you lay down the spikes would be in your way so you couldn't sleep.