Finding It in a Record
D3.1.K-2
Look at the source, then answer the questions.
Newspaper Report: The Flood
A report in the town newspaper, printed two days after the flood of 1912. THE RIVER OVER ITS BANKS On Tuesday the river rose after three days of rain. Water reached the doors of the houses on Mill Row. The bridge was closed and the mill stopped for a day. Neighbours carried furniture upstairs. The council has promised to raise the river wall.
- 1. Had the flood finished when the report was printed?
- 2. How long did the mill stop?
- 3. Which houses did the water reach?
Museum Label: Mill Shuttle
A label beside an object in the town museum. WEAVING SHUTTLE Made of boxwood, about 1868. Used at Bridge Mill, which stood by the river. The mill employed 200 people, many of them children. Given to the museum by the Shaw family in 1954.
- 1. What is the shuttle made of?
- 2. How many people worked at Bridge Mill?
- 3. Who gave the shuttle to the museum?
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