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Graylands Primary School Pupils
Overview
Four rows of students taken on the eastern side of the building with wooden dado and shutters behind them. Girls in summer dresses, long socks and shoes. Elsie Smith (nee Beer) third from the right in the second row from front.
Historical information
School built 1917 (first requested 1912). Initially consisted of one pavilion room 30 x 20 feet costing ~$670. Timber framed, iron roofed building. With wooden dado, the room had 3 large windows, hinged at top and with small panes of frosted glass, on western side, large sliding shutters of canvas (later asbestos) on south end and eastern side. Small storeroom, cloakroom and entry porch with skillion roof on northern end. Opened 13th August 1917, head teacher Miss Mena Houston. On the first day 8 children were enrolled, by the end of the week this had grown to 48 children. For Arbor Day, 1918, Claremont Roads Board sent 1 dozen Wattle Trees, which, together with pines and camphor laurels, were planted and gardens made.
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Copyright and Reference
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Life of creator +70 years
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Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 98.395'.
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Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
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Graylands Primary School Pupils
Source: Claremont Museum 98.395
Source: Claremont Museum 98.395
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