Historical information

The Tawonga Primary School celebrated its centenary with a program including a fete, sports, family dance and combined church service over the weekend of the 25th - 26th Oct. 1980.
The newspaper covers the Alpine Shire and included further articles that would interest visitors to the centenary.

Significance

Tawonga School was one of the earliest schools in the Kiewa Valley supplying an education for the children of the local farming community.
The Bogong Hotel at Tawonga, the Tawonga Butter Factory and the town of Mt Beauty articles were printed providing up to date historical information on prime locations nearby. Of interest as the Hotel has burnt down and the Butter factory no longer exists.

Physical description

Alpine Observer newspaper dated Thursday, 23 rd October 1980 with a sketch of the school and articles regarding the Centenary of the Tawonga School on the front page. (The paper consists of 12 pages ie. 6 sheets) 2 copies
On page 4 is an article on the history of the Bogong Hotel at Tawonga
On page 5 is an article on the history of the Tawonga Butter Factory and an article on the township of Mt Beauty.