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#23496 - The Old Weetangerra School

Resource ID
Location
23496
Newsletters ed.153, May 1974 and ed.154, June 1974
Title/subtitle
The Old Weetangerra School
Author/Creator
Shumack, John E
Format
Newsletter article
Publisher
Canberra & District Historical Society
Summary
In two parts, John Everest Shumack recalls the original Weetangerra School, describing its location, what they ate for lunch, clothing, teachers, his first day at school, other students, corporal punishment, writing materials, the use of guns, cricket, drought, sheep, rabbits.
Notes
In two parts in edition 153 (May 1974) and 154 (June 1974) of the Newsletter