Pen was probably last used in one of the schools in the Kiewa Valley. The plastic shaft suggests this pen was at the time when fountain pens started to emerge. The dip pen was becoming outdated and too slow for a faster pace of written communicationsHistorically and socially this form of written communication was becoming too slow for a faster pace of commerce and life. Circa 1950s onwards the level of the written word increased by the proportion of literacy among the populous in the Kiewa Valley Plastic shaft black coloured pen with metal nib (non drip). Nib is removable, fastened to shaft by strategically placed slotseducation, writing, literacy, ink well, school writing implements, pen, nib

Pen-wipers or pen-cleaners were invented to prolong the usefulness of their pens by keeping them clean and dry between uses. This helped to prevent rusting of the nib from water-based inks. In the 1890s and 1900s, with the rise of the fountain pen, pen-cleaners remained a popular desktop accessory, since they could still be used to wipe away the excess ink from the nib and feed of a pen, once it had been refilled in an inkwell. Pen-cleaners died out in the second half of the 1900s when people started using ballpoint pens. This wiper was used by the teacher at Upper Gundowring Primary school, Victoria. The school, number 2733, opened on 13 July 1886. Due to changing demographics in the region, in 1953 the school was merged with schools from Dederang North, Kergunyah, Gundowring, Kiewa, Red Bluff, Charleroi and Gundowing North on a 10 acre site with 11 rooms at Kiewa to become Kiewa Valley Consolidated School.This item is was donated by Mrs. Betty Barberis, a well-known artist in the Wodonga district.ThIs ceramic pen wiper/ cleaner was produced to clean and maintain the nib on an ink pen. It has a blue line pattern at the base, middle and inside the rim.domestic items, writing implements, pen and ink

Cover has a photograph of the Ringwood clock-tower in the old location on the corner of Warrandyte Road and Maroondah Highway. It also has the RHS logo and a stylised drawing of the title, ie Yakkity Hi, and a drawing of three writing implementsInsert has black and white print and photos, with the middle 4 pages either in shades of yellow with brown print or the middle 2 pages consisting of several photos, all in shades of orange. Page 1 has a photo of the new headmaster, Mr R.T. Hodge and his message to all.The rest consists of a photo and a list of the staff, the magazine committee, office staff and the advisory council. The Editorial follows, along with a list of and a photograph of the prefects. Student and staff contributions cover many pages. Cadet news is covered, and also many sporting items. Photos of all the Form 1s follow this; then all the forms of all levels contribute a short summary of their news. Academic results from 1964 and sporting results and photos from 1965 finish the contents of the insert.

Bifold light pale green/beige cardboard cover with 72 page insert, with a photograph of the Ringwood clock-tower in the old location on the corner of Warrandyte Road and Maroondah Highway. The cover also has the RHS logo and a stylised drawing of the title, ie Yakkity Hi, and a drawing of three writing implementsMagazine includes a message from Headmaster, G.S. Ormandy, a list and a photo of staff, the Editorial, a photo and a list of prefects. Many contributions from students are included, encompassing essays, cartoons, comedy pieces, opinions on current affairs, sketches, poems. Photos of school groups and clubs feature, including AFS (American Field Service Exchange Scholarships), cadets, photos of all Form 1 classes, photos of Form Captains and short essays about said classes, many sporting team photos and reports of the progress of the four school houses. The contents of Yakkity Hi ends with the results from 1963, both sporting and academic.