When we got to Redlands Shire, a lady called Francis O'Loughlin talked to us about the shire. The Mayor is Eddie Santaguilliana. The council chambers are located on the corner of Middle and Bloomfield St. 11 people, including the Mayor make up the council. I learnt that cats are not allowed out after 6pm to 6am.

After the talk, we had morning tea. For morning tea I had 2 packets of biscuits and two lamingtons. After morning tea we went to the library.

At the library 2 ladies showed us around. Their names are Katherine and Kim. There were two groups, my group was with Kim and the other group was with Katherine. After we were shown around we were allowed to go look around. Amy, Samantha, Jenifer, Rachael and I, didn't really look at the books. We just sat down and talked to Katherine. At the library the chairs look really funny, they look like space ships.

We had to go on the bus to lunch. We had lunch at Cleveland Point. The whole class had to wait until Mrs. Crew had finished her lunch before we could go in the playground. We had to take turns on the swings, in case someone gets hurt. We saw the old and the new lighthouses at Cleveland Point too.

Ormiston House was built in the 1854 by Captain Louis Hope for his wife Susan and eight children. Captain Hope grew the first sugar cane in Queensland at Ormiston. The house was purchased by the Carmelite Nuns who have a monastery in the grounds, and is being restored. The latest project will be to restore the roof of the slab hut to its original shingles at a cost of $45 000!! Photos are not allowed to be taken inside the house to preserve the historic contents!!

When we got to Ormiston House, there were 6 ladies. One lady took a group of about 10 people and all of the ladies took a group. One of the rooms was Mr. Hope's study. 

It had a big lounge chair and a table. The lounge chair was made out of  leather and the table was made out of wood. It had a picture of Mr. Hope's father above the fireplace. Every room had a trap door.

We went to another room. It was the Sugar room. It had all sorts of sugar in it. There was cubed sugar, grained sugar, there was some that looked like crushed up chocolate cake.

The next room was Mrs. Hope's Morning room. It had a mini tea set in it. There was a doll. that was dressed as Mrs. Hope would have when she was alive.

Next we went to the bedroom. On 1 side of the room, is all of Mrs. Hope's stuff and on the other was Mr. Hope's stuff. 

In the bedroom was a thing that looked like two frying pans stuck together. It was used to warm up the bed. If it was a cold night and Mrs. Hope had to go to the toilet she would have to walk all the way outside. But Mrs. Hope has a little bucket thing in her room and that is what she uses to go to the toilet on a cold night.

Next was the Dining room. The table could move in and out. The table had all sorts of stuff on it. It had a bowl of water if you had sticky hands. It had a salt bowl. Near the table was  a coffee table with a tray on it. The tray was used for meat. The servants would put a lid on the tray so that the food did not get cold on the way from the kitchen.

This photo is of the slab hut which used to be the first house and then the kitchen.

The next room was the kitchen. It had a bowl in it. It looked like a witches bowl. It had a funny mince grinder. 

You would stick it to the table, put the mince it and grind it. The kitchen had 2 cheese grinders, a potatoes masher, there was a door to the laundry in the kitchen.

Next was the children's rooms. When we went there, there was all photos in it. 

Normally it would have 4 children who slept in it. The room was at the end of the house. It was as wide as the house was. It was a really big room.

The Drawing room was really big. It had lounges, a fire place and a cabinet with all glass and plates in it. It also had a piano in it. It had all of the families antics and all sorts of stuff. It was a really interesting. One of the groups has a tour through the monastery church, the Order of nuns who live here own Ormiston House.

We went home after that. On the bus Samantha was my partner. We played hand clap on the bus all the way home. When we got back it was time to go home. I loved the trip to Orminston House.