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CALENDAR - ROLEYSTONE PRIMARY SCHOOL 1979

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1979

Overview

Cream rectangular calendar with seven pages stapled together at the top. Between the staples is a central punched hole to hang it up. The front cover has a picture of the upper half of a male with a moustache pointing at a blackboard showing the two times table, surrounded by a butterfly, bird, snake and a rabbit sitting under a tree. The lower half of the card has text.
Text on front of calendar [ ROLEYSTONE / PRIMARY / SCHOOL / 75th ANNIVERSARY / 1979 CALENDAR ]

Historical information

Calendar made by students at the Roleystone Primary school in 1979. It was produced to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the school. Other celebrations for the occasion included a parade with children wearing turn of the century costumes, and the burying of two time capsules. One capsule was filled with school memorabilia, and the other was a community capsule.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2013.28

Item type

Documents

Themes

Education
People
Social History

Material

Card

Ink

Width

253 mm

Height or length

305 mm

Keywords

Roleystone Primary School

Year

Statement of significance

This item is part of a collection that tells the story of going to school in the City of Armadale from the late 1800s through to modern day. The collection aims to show how these experiences have either changed or stayed the same over time. The collection is also part of a wider collection that focuses on the stories and experiences of how children have grown up in the City of Armadale.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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