Moving Messages - communication in the Great War Sat 27 Sep 2014 – Sun 12 Oct 2014 10:00am – 4:30pm Museum of the Great Southern How did orders from the frontline reach their destinations? How did thousands of postcards, letters and parcels get to and from the home front? And how were animals of all shapes and sizes used as messengers to save hundreds of lives? Explore the Discovery Centre at the Western Australian Museum – Albany these school holidays where you can try to master Morse code, send a message by semaphore flags, construct a periscope to see above the trenches and much more. Discovery Centre 10.00am – 4.30pm (Saturday 27 September – Sunday 12 October) Take part in the hands-on activity that suits you! Make a poppy to place in our field of remembrance, create and wear your own military I.D. tag, build a World War I bi-plane or create Trench Art from everyday objects. Would you have made a good signaller? Test your skill at sending Morse code messages or become a code breaker and track down secret objects with a map. Cost: Free to $5 Ages: 4 – 12 Bookings: Not required Workshops Keeping in Touch 10.30am, Wednesday 1 October and Monday 6 October Take the challenge and try to match the speed and skill of a Morse operator, send semaphore messages to your friends with flags and discover that one of the heroes of World War I was a bird called Cher Ami! Cost: $5 Ages: 8 – 12 Bookings: Essential on 9841 4844 Postcards of Hope 10.30am, Thursday 2 October and Tuesday 7 October Create a beautiful postcard in the style of World War I to send your best wishes to an Australian soldier serving overseas. Use collage, embroidery and old fashioned pen and ink to craft a unique personalized message. Cost: $7 Ages: 4 – 12 Bookings: Essential on 9841 4844 Frontline Food 10.30am, Friday 3 October Tuck into some bully beef and try the original Anzac biscuit recipe World War I soldiers were given to eat. It tasted like cardboard and was hard as a rock. Yum! Then cook up a batch of tasty Anzac biscuits using the famous recipe created by the loving mothers of the troops. Cost: $7 Ages: 6 – 12 Bookings: Essential on 9841 4844 I Can See Around Corners 10.30am, Wednesday 8 October Discover some of the ingenious inventions and new technologies that were created in the heat of the battle during the First World War. Make your own sneaky periscope to spy on your friends. Cost: $7 Ages: 6 – 12 Bookings: Essential on 9841 4844 Moving messages - communication in the Great War WA Museum