Historical information

Emerald Primary School has been educating the children of the town and district since 1879. The school was relocated to its current site in Heroes Avenue, Emerald in 1901 and is the largest primary school in the area. This is a class photo of Emerald Primary School, Grade 6C, 1984 and it is one of a group of school photographs 1984-1995 held at the Museum.

Significance

School photographs are not only an important historical record of a school but they are valued by ex-students as a memory of their school days.

Physical description

Formal color photograph of a Grade 6 class at Emerald Primary School