Set in England & Australia 1837 to Bathurst in 1850's & 60's. "Mattie" is the story of a girl who is typical of the many convicts who came to Australia during its first 75 years. Mattie was born in England and spent the first of her childhood in a foundling home. She was taken from the home and put to work on a dairy farm, a cold and uncomfortable life. In 1837 her master charged her with stealing when she took some food to feed some hungry children and was convicted to serve seven years in New South Wales, arriving in 1838. In the gaol she meets some unpleasant women but also finds a friend who becomes a mother figure for her. Peg, who is an aristocrat, had been charged with murdering her husband, and until Mattie comes into her life had given up the desire to live. She had been sentenced to death but the sentence changed to life imprisonment. She finds Mattie a nice child who is totally untaught and so she sets about teaching her to read from the only possession she has, her Bible. The Bible is a small one that she is able to keep secreted in her pocket, and on the occasions that there is enough light in the cell she teaches the child to spell, read and learn some of the decencies of life. Quite an achievement in those conditions, but a true scenario as this was often the only book accessible and those lucky enough to learn to read often did so from a bible. On the voyage out, during a storm, a passenger falls and breaks a leg. This passenger has a small baby and the surgeon asks Peg to take over the nursing care of the passenger, Mrs Proudfoot and her little boy. She refuses and suggests that Mattie be given the chance, insisting that she is an intelligent and willing girl. So Mattie's life changes dramatically. Peg dies and Mattie is left entirely in the care of Sue Proudfoot. Peg gives instructions to the surgeon to see that Mattie gets her precious Bible when she dies. The Chaplain of the ship, the Rev Mr Goodes, his wife and the surgeon who all help to look after Sue Proudfoot, take great notice of Mattie and all contribute to her further education. On arrival in Sydney, as Sue is still incapacitated, she persuades her husband, who has made a home for her on the Hawkesbury, to take Mattie with them to be nursemaid to the baby. Mattie spends her adolescent years in the Proudfoot home very happily looking after the first and subsequent children. Mattie then meets Jim Saunders who, with his father have a store in the local town. the Story continues in Bathurst and the goldfields up there and follows the growth of that area.
Activity Banks Personal Relationships is part of a photocopiable PSHE scheme addressing Key Issues facing teachers and students in Secondary schools. Personal Relationships covers topics such as: Relationships in class; What makes a good friend and a good friendship; Developing listening skills; What helps relationships to work; Loving and being in love.
With deeply scarred hearts Annie and Sam need answers Sydney 1790s to England 1830s Annie White, freed after serving her seven years as a convict in Sydney, gets a visitor who will change her life. She starts a baking business, and just as it's making a profit, she's then asked to assist another freed convict, named Sam Corbett. Annie nurses him back to health, they marry and they settle into a life together, they are barely making ends meet when she realises she's pregnant. Sam has his own past laid bare, and he must adjust to the revelations. They both must face their accusers, and they find that the answers to their questions are not what they thought. Their life experiences seem to cling tightly to them both, unable to shake it; finally, they end up back in England, facing their ghosts and discover they are not whom they think they are. How can they turn their anger and spite into love and forgiveness? The Dance of Life goes on.
Arthur Hailey’s wife, Sheila, delivers an affectionate and deliciously candid account of her marriage to the #1-bestselling author of such popular classics as Airport and Hotel “To stay happily married to anyone for twenty-five years is an achievement. To stay happily married for that length of time to a writer is a miracle.” With wit and rare candor, Sheila Hailey shares the story of life with her famous husband—from the first time she heard his voice while transcribing a letter he’d recorded on a Dictaphone and their early days scraping together pennies to go to the movies, to Arthur’s brainstorm for his first television play, to the thrilling blockbuster success of Airport and their visits to Hollywood to see his novels made into movies. Providing insight into her husband’s creative processes and the book publishing business, Sheila also reveals the challenges of raising a family with a workaholic husband who craved excitement. Vibrantly written, this is the love story of two strong-willed people fiercely committed to each other and the philosophy of living life to its fullest.
As a 12-year old London street urchin Mattie is convicted for petty theft and sentenced to 7 years transportation to the penal colony in Port Jackson, New South Wales. Another female convict. Peg takes her under her wing and gives her a chance of making something of this new and strange life. Mattie makes something of every opportunity that comes her way, and though life is not particularly kind to her, she battles though, earning her freedom, marrying and becoming a mother in her new home. On this amazing journey she gets entangled with bushrangers, becomes a goldfields entrepreneur, sadly gets widowed, but her spirit is indomitable and she becomes both a pillar and a much-loved treasure of her adopted community. Mattie, may be a fictional character but her experiences are only too real and invite us to immerse ourselves in the lives of those remarkable women who helped to make Australia what it is today.
The author outlines a practical and forward-looking guide to resolvingonflict that will help readers smooth relationships at home, in theorkplace, and within families. Original.
For primary teachers, this book covers the core and foundation subjects for National Curriculum PSHE and Citizenship courses. The photocopiable activities cover key topics that are linked to the outcomes identified in the Crick report.
For primary teachers, this book covers the core and foundation subjects for National Curriculum PSHE and Citizenship courses. The photocopiable activities cover key topics that are linked to the outcomes and include step-by-step instructions.
All Things Worked Together for My Good is the autobiography of Sheila Alamo, who is only five years old when she is badly burned in a house fire. She spends months in the hospital receiving skin grafts, plastic surgery, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy. She leaves the hospital bound by bandages and braces, with a new face that causes people to reject her. Her mother places her in a residential facility where she receives medical care and assistance with mobility and the tasks of daily living. Poorly treated by both staff and residents, after six months Sheila is rescued by her biological father. She ultimately transitions to receiving treatments at Shriners Burn Institute in Boston, where she endures multiple surgeries until the age of nineteen. She learns to cope with her bodys limitations and the painful feelings from rejection by others. Sheila Alamos book is a powerful story about tragedy, pain, loss, love, and acceptance. She invites readers to experience her world as she did, making the words you cant into her motivation for moving forward.
Her life was just beginning after graduation when he came back into her life. She never realized he was the one she compared all the other men to since that kiss they shared so long ago. Her love for him is now unconditional, and she knows they were brought back together for a reason. He had turmoil in his life, and she made him see he didn't have to continue that lifestyle. Near-death experiences made them both realize what future they wanted, and it wasn't with anyone other than each other.
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