Bronze statue of 2 children on concrete plinth.1908 - 2008/This Centennial Sculpture, symbolising friendship,/was created to commemorate the first 100 years/of canterbury Primary School - 1908 - 2008./Unveiled by/Lady Southey A.C./on/23rd October, 2008/Sculptor: Dean Bowenstatue, canterbury

Found under the floorboards of a classroom when it was being demolished in 2012, accompanied by wooden ruler (Item 0007).The interest lies in the location the items were found. Somebody (a child or children?) must have pushed these items through a gap in the floorboards.Four dip pens"U" inscribed on top of cap in one of the pens

Photograph shows boys jumping into the sea off Rocky Point, a cliff formation adjacent to the Torquay back beach with the sweeping beach in the backgroundChildren indulging in a now prohibited beach pastime..Black and white photograph

Photograph shows two young children in bathing suits holding hands on the beach near Point Danger at Torquay.A memory of early TorquayBlack and white photographtorquay victoria

Photograph shows four adults and two children sitting on the rocks at the beach at Torquay.A nostalgic beach sceneBlack and white photographtorquay victoria

Photograph shows seven children in bathing costumes with two parasols on the beach at Torquay. The three eldest girls are believed to be Betty, Yvonne and Peggy Evans.A memory of a day at the beach.Black and white photographtorquay victoria

Photograph shows a gathering in front of the original Bellbrae school. The Bellbrae school was the seat of learning for the children of the Bellbrae pioneers.Black and white photographbellbrae victoria pioneer families

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This small desk was donated by a local resident as an example of the kind of desk she would have used at Torquay Primary School in the 1940s.This small desk complements the large principals desk on display. it represents the kind of equipment available for primary school children in the 1940s.wooden infants school desk, infant school desk, torquay, primary school, schooling, education

People - "Sundblom, Hedington, Munro, Osullivan, Linton, Hannigan Etc" Buildings - State School Associated with - Malmsbury Primary School

People - "Mcewan, Frank, Alfie And Neil; Swainston, Jessie"

People - "Jones, Ernest; Jones, William (Bill)" Buildings - Fence Associated with - Scouts

People - "Ada, Minnie & Herbert Yum Wah"

People - "Lim George, Margaret (Lipp), Arthur, Ada, Raymond, Herbert"

People - "Kim, Emily (Lipp), William, Ivy, Daisy, Queenie, Maud, Geo &"

People - "Hoyune, Ellen (Lipp, Doris, Leslie, Rupert, William"

People - "Emily (Lipp) Kim, Ivy Kim, Queenie Kim, Daisy Kim"

People - "George Lim, Margaret (Lipp) Lim, Raymond Lim, Ada Lim"

People - "Hocking, Nicholas; Margaret, Elizabeth & William" Buildings - House Associated with - Borough Of Malmsbury

People - "Townsend, Cora; Thomas, Nancy; Thomas, Bill" Associated with - The Swiss Studios Melbourne (Photographer)

People - "Boundy, Ethel 1881, Robert 1883, Maude 1877, Arthur 1879" Buildings - Studio

People - "Yelland, E (Nee Wetherall); Young, Betty" Buildings - School