This short film by year 5 & 6 students Lea, Malay & Chikara from Mildura Primary School tells the story of the Chaffey Brothers and their home 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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NARRATOR 1: Hi. My name's Lea.
NARRATOR 2: I'm Malay.
NARRATOR 3: And my name is Chikara. We're going to be telling you about the Chaffey family.
NARRATOR 1: George Chaffey and his brother, William Benjamin, arrived in Mildura in 1886.
NARRATOR 3: That's when they established the first irrigation scheme in Australia.
NARRATOR 2: Following the irrigation scheme, William began construction of the Rio Vista.
NARRATOR 3: Queen Anne style house was built for George Chaffey in 1889.
NARRATOR 1: The house was occupied by the Chaffey family from 1891 until 19--
NARRATOR 2: Rio Vista was opened as Mildura's art gallery in 1956. Did you know that George Chaffey had two wives, strangely, both named Hattie?
NARRATOR 3: Even though he had the death of the first wife, he still had great achievements.
NARRATOR 1: George Chaffey did a lot of things to make Mildura what it is today.
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