This short film by year 5 & 6 students Zac, Daniel & Flynn from Mildura Primary School talks about the good times and bad times experienced by the Chaffey Brothers at Rio Vista.
Linking History part of the Portrait of a Nation: History in Place Access Project was used by students at Mildura Primary School to research the films they created about the Chaffey Bros.
Portrait of a Nation: History in Place Access Project is a Centenary of Canberra project, proudly supported by the ACT Government and the Australian Government.
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ZAC: Welcome to the Rio Vista. Hi. My name's Zac.
DANIEL: Hi. My name's Daniel.
FLYNN: And I'm Flynn, and this is our Rio Vista project. We're going to show you some of the Chaffeys' good times and their bad times. This stained glass cost the Chaffeys a lot of money. This glass is the authentic glass put in when the house was built. This is a photo of a bathtub the Chaffeys had to use, because they went through a rabbit plague and a drought and had to sell lots of things, including their porcelain bath.
DANIEL: This is an expensive Italian marble fireplace. It's an authentic piece and shows how rich the Chaffeys were.
FLYNN: This is a photo of the toilet they had to use because they sold their porcelain one during the drought.
ZAC: The Red Book was filled with advertisements and sent all around Australia.
FLYNN: This is George Chaffey's original top hat that he wore everywhere. This is the stove top the servants cooked Chaffey's food on.
DANIEL: These are some patterns found in the tiles in the Rio Vista.
ZAC: This is the authentic fountain that W.B. Chaffey's son drowned in.
DANIEL: Thank you for watching our presentation on the Rio Vista.
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