Group 2 - Perth Mint & Bell Tower Excursion - All Ages

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Group 2 - Perth Mint & Bell Tower Excursion - All Ages

By Vidette Wood (0433 113 900)

Date and time

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM AWST

Location

The Bell Tower

Riverside Drive #Barrack Square Perth, WA 6000 Australia

Refund Policy

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Description

GOLD AND BELLS

This is a combined tour of the Perth Mint & Bell Tower

GROUP 2

Meet at the Perth Mint at 10:30am sharp:

On a visit to The Perth Mint, students can:

  • take part in an entertaining and informative guided heritage walk including entry to the new Gold Exhibition;
  • watch molten gold being poured in time-honoured fashion to form a gleaming 6 kilogram gold bar within the Mint's original Melting House;
  • see the world's largest gold coin made from 1 tonne of pure gold;
  • handle more than $500,000 worth of gold bullion;
  • view Australia's greatest collection of natural gold nuggets, including the 820-ounce Newmont's Normandy nugget, the second largest nugget in the world still in existence;
  • experience the excitement of the early gold rushes;
  • see the harsh conditions endured by prospectors seeking their fortunes in the reconstructed 1890 prospectors' campsite;
    discover the value of their weight in gold;
  • see millions of dollars worth of precious metal coins and medallions being struck;
  • mint their own medallion for just $2; and
  • have a special message engraved on a personalised medallion for just $17

Activities for Primary School Children

Download Excursion Worksheet here.
Download Word Search Activities here.
Download Colouring In Pages here.

Once the activity is over, the group will then walk/drive over to the Bell Tower where our activity there starts at 12:30pm.

Meet at the Bell Tower at 12:30am sharp.

The Bell Tower provides a safe and controlled environment for school presentations that is run by experienced volunteer ringers with police clearances. Our staff is exceptionally skilled at dealing with large groups of students and adults alike.

When your group visits, we can arrange for a fascinating live demonstration and explanation of full circle ringing by one of our bell ringers, (advance notice required). As you wander around the Tower you will discover an ever growing collection of antique bells, clocks and bell-related material from all over the world.

Organised by

All families in Western Australia who are home educating their children are welcome to join us at all our events, you do not have to be a member of Homeschool WA - however, on the odd occasion where places are limited, families that are registered to Homeschool WA will be given preference.

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