First Brownie School at Kobeelya
1917 - 1922A sepia photograph of a weatherboard building with a tin roof. The building has a wide verandah at one end in which a group of young girls; one row are seated and another row are standing. There two women seated in the front row and two women standing. In the foreground of the photograph is a hand operated pump, and lined up along the front of the building are kerosene tins with plants in them
The school started by Mrs Eleanor Burbidge known as the Brownies was the start of Koeelya College. The first classes were held at the Anglican Manse and as number grew the school moved to the Piesse home of Kobeelya.
Details
Details
On the front of the postcard handwritten in black ink is "The first Brownie Pack. Mrs Burbidge".
On the back of the postcard printed in black lettering is "POST CARD" and underneath this line are two columns with headings "CORRESPONDENCE" and "ADDRESS ONLY" and in the top right hand corner a square with the words "KODAK" at the top and bottom and the words 'AUSTRAL' on the sides. This square marks the position to put a stamp.
On the back of the postcard handwritten in blue ink is "The first Brownie School Mrs Burbidge mistress Presented by Mrs E. Pemble" and below this in black ink "1917-22".
On the back of the postcard stamped in purple ink is "F. MARTYN, KATANNING"
Katanning Historical Society
Katanning Historical Society
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