A framed photocopy of a letter written by Mrs Pat Coverdale to accompany the blanket she donated to the National Wool Museum.A framed photocopy of a letter written by Mrs Pat Coverdale to accompany the blanket she donated to the National Wool Museum.

Belonged to a Scottish migrant, Mrs Liz Milton-Undy, who with her family migrated to Northern Queensland after W W 1. Given to Mrs Pat Coverdale by Mrs Liz Milton-Undy's son Milton, after her death in 1995A cream coloured woven woollen blanket.weaving

The Bete Bolong School was one of the many small schools in rural areas of East Gippsland. These schools developed during the first half of the 20th Century and functioned until bus transport in the 1950s,60s. brought the children to more regional schools at Orbost. This photograph is significant because it shows the pupils of Bete Bolong School in 1941. A b/w copy of a school photograph. Two rows of children standing, and a front row sitting. A child in the middle of the front row holds a small blackboard with the words SS3713 Bete Bolong 1941 written in white text. The photo has originally been mounted onto a grey cardboard. A white printed label with the names of the students has been attached to the mid-bottom of the photograph. Printed onto the white paper attachment to the bottom of the photograph: Correction June 1999 Back - John McKeown, Dawn McCole, Anne Richardson, Coverdale, Coverdale, Ginger Johnstone Middle - Jan McKeown, -------, Dorothy Healey, Mary Russell, Elvie Percil Front - Frank Rodwell, Pat Purcell, Coverdale, Len Healey, Gil Richardson, Ray Wait education, bete bolong school

This is a photograph of students at Bete Bolong School in 1941. Back Row - John McKeown; Dawn McCole; Anne Richardson; Mavis Coverdale; Joan Richardson; Leslie (Ginger) Johnstone Middle Row - Jan McKeown; Mary Coverdale; Dorothy Healey; Mary Russell; Elvie Purcell; Leslie McKeown; Barbara Johnstone Front Row - Frank Rodwell; Pat Purcell; ? Coverdale; Clem Healey; Gil Richardson; Ray Wait In 1912 the school at Pumpkin Point opened to serve the children of farmers living in the Bete Bolong district. This meant a big change in their way of life because in the past the children had been rowed across the Snowy River each day to attend school at Jarrahmond. Myrtle Bunting was the first HT of the school which had been erected on a block of land purchased from H. Richardson. The school functioned until 1952 when a shortage of pupils caused its closure. As a bus service to Orbost now operated, the school at Pumpkin Point faced permanent closure. J. McKeown bought the building. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a pictorial record associated with education in the Orbost district,A black and photograph on a light grey card. It has three rows of school children in front of a wooden building. Some are in uniform. attacched is a list of children in the photograph.at bottom - handwritten list of names