Time Capsule ideas

History of Townsville

I have been learning about the history of Townsville.
Townsville's first mayor was John Melton Black.
Townsville was named after Robet Towns.
The port in Townsville took a major roll in the history of Townsville.
Three main reasons why people came to live in Townsville is the gold rush, the growing of sugar and the opening of the meat works.
My next steps of learning is to find the names of all the explores that stopped at Cleveland Bay.

Rainforests

Rainforest are found in hot, tropical parts of the world.
They hold a range of animals and plants.
The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world.
Animals of the Amazon Rainforest include apes, snakes, giant macaws, toucans and jaguars.
Animals of other rainforest are lions, elephants, tigers, monkeys, gorillas and other small birds.

Important Inventions

COMBINE HARVESTER

Before the combine harvester was invented farmers walked through the fields with
sickles cutting off grain as they went and other workers followed behind them
and bundling the wheat.
Soon the reaper was invented in 1831
One reaper did the work of 5 men.
In 1815, a mechanism was created that held cut grain until the right amount of cut
grain had been collected to make a sheaf.
In 1878, a twine knotter which tied the sheaves, was added to the reaper.
One reaper did the work of 40 people.
Even with the reaper, there was still lots of work to be done by hand.
The grain had to be cut from the stalk and seperated from the husk.
The threshing machine was ignored in the UK because threshing by hand gave winter employment to farmers who would otherwise had no job.
It much more popular in the United States.
If a reaper and a thresher were attachable imagine what it would be like to combine them together into one machine. The combine harvester reduced the amount the effort needed to harvest crops. Many farmer works left areas in the 1920's.
Farms in the U.S. were bigger and was not only feeding its own people but also exporting grain to other countries.
The combine harvester took agriculture from being reliant on men and animals to machines. The combine harvester can do the work of 100 men today.

Magpie goose

The magpie goose is a native Australian bird.
It is also one of Australia's largest birds.

It will eat small insects and plants.
The magpie goose can also eat grass seeds and seasonal fruit.

The magpie goose has a small , black head , a yellow belly , orange webbed feet and large patches of black and white.

It has a wingspan of 1.5 metres and measures 70cm in length.
The magpie goose has a lump on its head which is larger in the male.

You will find magpie geese on flood plains and in creeks and rivers.
They live in large flocks.

Magpie geese migrate in the winter months and travel south.
They migrate in a V pattern and sometimes travel to Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
The magpie goose has enemies of snakes , crocodiles , hawks and eagles.

Crocodiles

Crocodiles are reptiles.
Crocodiles eat mainly birds,crabs,fish and other small water creatures.
They also eat cattle, sheep and humans.