We always celebrated Empire Day (later called Commonwealth Day) on 24th May with parents building a bonfire in the evening. This was the date of...

Mr McDonald loved being outdoors and when the strong south-westerlies blew he would often have us making kites with much pasting of brown and newspaper...

The first priority after building a school is the erection of a Flag pole and ours was on our newly ‘prepared’ lawn. Every Monday morning...

Miss Janet Black who was the last teacher at the ‘old’ school, was still with us when we moved back into the school at it’s...

Whilst the school was being moved to it’s present site we attended classes in the ‘Old’ Hall which was situated on the land where the...

Well my schooldays commenced and I became No. 112 on the School Register. My Dad, Hugh Brady was No. 14 when he enrolled after moving...

We were living at Mallacoota House when I had my 5th Birthday and later heard my parents discuss my commencing school. I immediately hid under...

The school was situated on the Mallacoota side of Mirrabooka when I commenced my school days. Previously there had been one at ‘Sunny Corner’ and...

Mallacoota was a lonely place for young mothers during my childhood, the men had the Cricket Club, rifle range and angling for recreation but come...

Nowadays there is no set time to launder our clothes, we do it when it is necessary or convenient but many people will remember when...