white ship
The White Ship
By Jackie French
Discussion Points:
1. Name three countries where there is war or violent conflict between religious groups.
Jerusalem, Philippines and
2. What laws in Australia ensure religious freedom?
3. The design of the White Ship is based on the Mary Rose. Search the internet- or contact the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney- to find out exactly
(i) what the Mary Rose looked like (ii) how big she was (iii) what happened to her (iv) why she still exists today The Mary Rose was substantially rebuilt in 1536. This rebuilding turned the ship of 500 tons into one of 700 tons, and added an entire extra tier of broadside guns to the old carrack-style structure. It was built according to the carrack-style with high “castles” in the bow and stern with a low waist of open decking in the middle. The shape of the hull has a so-called tumblehome form and reflected the use of ship as a platform for heavy guns. Above the waterline, the hull gradually narrows to compensate for the weight of the guns and to make boarding more difficult. The molded breadth, the widest point of the ship roughly above the waterline, was about 12 metres (39 ft) and the keel about 32 metres (150ft).
4. What do you have to prove, and what procedures do you have to go through, to be given ‘refugee status’ in Australia? (Try contacting the Department of Immigration for information)
5. If you were searching for your perfect land, what would it be like?
6. How many people do you think Australia can support? Who do you think these people should be?
By Jackie French
Discussion Points:
1. Name three countries where there is war or violent conflict between religious groups.
Jerusalem, Philippines and
2. What laws in Australia ensure religious freedom?
3. The design of the White Ship is based on the Mary Rose. Search the internet- or contact the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney- to find out exactly
(i) what the Mary Rose looked like (ii) how big she was (iii) what happened to her (iv) why she still exists today The Mary Rose was substantially rebuilt in 1536. This rebuilding turned the ship of 500 tons into one of 700 tons, and added an entire extra tier of broadside guns to the old carrack-style structure. It was built according to the carrack-style with high “castles” in the bow and stern with a low waist of open decking in the middle. The shape of the hull has a so-called tumblehome form and reflected the use of ship as a platform for heavy guns. Above the waterline, the hull gradually narrows to compensate for the weight of the guns and to make boarding more difficult. The molded breadth, the widest point of the ship roughly above the waterline, was about 12 metres (39 ft) and the keel about 32 metres (150ft).
4. What do you have to prove, and what procedures do you have to go through, to be given ‘refugee status’ in Australia? (Try contacting the Department of Immigration for information)
5. If you were searching for your perfect land, what would it be like?
6. How many people do you think Australia can support? Who do you think these people should be?