Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This virtual excursion will take your Stage 1 class on a journey back to the past at Vaucluse House to learn about the daily lives of the Wentworth family and their many servants, and discover how household technologies have changed over time.
Along the way you will meet Annabel Crabb and the Ferrone family, stars of the ABC’s hit show Further Back in Time for Dinner. Students will visit the 1820s kitchen and discover how food preparation technologies have changed, then step outside to the laundry to discuss washing day and learn about the time-consuming task of washing clothes by hand, before returning to the house to explore the larder and discover food storing and cooling techniques.
Finally, students will learn how to play children’s games from the past, such as skipping, quoits and hoops, which they can play together at school after the session. Students will hear from Carol Ferrone and 12 year old Olivia Ferrone, and have the opportunity to ask questions about their first hand experiences of going ‘further back in time’.
Pre-excursion activity:
To get the most out of this virtual excursion, we recommend you, watch the ABC TV Education Further Back In Time For Dinner: Daily Life in the Past episode on the 1900s https://iview.abc.net.au/show/further-back-in-time-for-dinner-daily-life-in-the-past/series/2/video/CK2032H001S00
Alternatively, understand the ABC show Further Back in Time for Dinner by watching this 3-minute YouTube trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=rW3ulqOliF0&feature=youtu.be%C2%A0
Full episodes of the ABC TV Education series Further Back In Time For Dinner: Daily Life in the Past can be found on ABC iview and ABC Education.
This virtual excursion was created by the Learning team at Sydney Living Museums: https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/learning
Further Back in Time for Dinner is a Warner Bros. International Production, produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
This virtual excursion will take your Stage 1 class on a journey back to the past at Vaucluse House to learn about the daily lives of the Wentworth family and their many servants, and discover how household technologies have changed over time.
Along the way you will meet Annabel Crabb and the Ferrone family, stars of the ABC’s hit show Further Back in Time for Dinner. Students will visit the 1820s kitchen and discover how food preparation technologies have changed, then step outside to the laundry to discuss washing day and learn about the time-consuming task of washing clothes by hand, before returning to the house to explore the larder and discover food storing and cooling techniques.
Finally, students will learn how to play children’s games from the past, such as skipping, quoits and hoops, which they can play together at school after the session. Students will hear from Carol Ferrone and 12 year old Olivia Ferrone, and have the opportunity to ask questions about their first hand experiences of going ‘further back in time’.
Pre-excursion activity:
To get the most out of this virtual excursion, we recommend you, watch the ABC TV Education Further Back In Time For Dinner: Daily Life in the Past episode on the 1900s https://iview.abc.net.au/show/further-back-in-time-for-dinner-daily-life-in-the-past/series/2/video/CK2032H001S00
Alternatively, understand the ABC show Further Back in Time for Dinner by watching this 3-minute YouTube trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=rW3ulqOliF0&feature=youtu.be%C2%A0
Full episodes of the ABC TV Education series Further Back In Time For Dinner: Daily Life in the Past can be found on ABC iview and ABC Education.
This virtual excursion was created by the Learning team at Sydney Living Museums: https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/learning
Further Back in Time for Dinner is a Warner Bros. International Production, produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
