Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SCHOOL DAYS

Historical information

Violet Street Primary School No. 877, was established in 1866 as the German Common School. It was designed by William Vahland who laid the foundation stone in February of that year. It was built by subscriptions from the local German community. In 1872 it combined with the McKenzie Street German School on the Violet Street site.

Physical description

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, December 29, 2003. School days: grade 6 Violet Street State School students; circa 1950. The clip is in a folder.

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