Introduction

Using this Local Area Subject Sampler, Year 4 children will learn about our Local Area. The goal is to get students to find information about the Local Area of Beenleigh.

Web Activities

HISTORY

1. Who discovered the Beenleigh area in 1826?
2. Who built the first home in Beenleigh?  When?
3. Name an early settler and describe his occupation.
4. In what year was the first school opened in Beenleigh?
5. How old would this make Beenleigh State Primary School now?
6. Who was the first teacher at the school?

RURAL INDUSTRIES
 

1. Name five rural industries from around the Beenleigh area.
2. Teys Brothers run an abbatoir in Beenleigh.  Which industry does this support?
3. Sugar is a big industry in Beenleigh and surrounding districts.  Check out this site put together by the students of Windaroo Valley State High School all about the sugar industry at Beenleigh.

TIMELINE
 

1. pre 1824 - Who were the first inhabitants of Beenleigh?
2. 1824 - What occupations did Chinese people hold around 1824?
3. 1854 - What was the original name for Eagleby?  Name three industries operating in Beenleigh by 1854.
4. 1868 - Shops, houses and hotels existed by this time.  Who were some of the prominent owners?
5. 1878 - What was the name of the first newspaper?  What is it called today?
6. 1885 - How did people travel from Beenleigh to Brisbane prior to 1885?  How did they travel the same route after 1885?

BEENLEIGH RUM DISTILLERY
 

1. How old is the Beenleigh Rum distillery this year?
2. How did the town of Beenleigh get its name?
3. Before the building was built, how was the rum distilled?