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Glencoe Schools

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Photo courtesy Les Hill Collection
First Government School built at Glencoe and opened in 1896 on Section 166 Hd Young, on then known as Sussex Road. Built by Mr Bill Laird, a carpenter and son of Station
Manager Mr John Laird.

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The new Government School built at Glencoe in 1906 on land purchased from Mr W.Young.

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Tarqua Provisional School built in 1901 at Glencoe West on Sec 65 Hd Hindmarsh                                                                                                                

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Tarqua School and students, 1901.  Teacher Miss Edith Parry.

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Opening Day Glencoe East School, 1905. Head Teacher John Michell.

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Glencoe residents taken at new school at Glencoe East before a new class room had been added to accommodate extra children.   1910.

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Class of 1903, Tarqua School. Glencoe West.

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Glencoe East school children, 1905. John Michell Head Teacher 1905 to 1910.

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Glencoe East Public school, 1918. Head Teacher Edward Galle.

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Glencoe East school girls, 1918.

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Glencoe East school boys, 1918

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Glencoe West School, 1918

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Glencoe West School, 1919.

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Glencoe West School Boys Cricket Team, 1927.

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Glencoe East Public School, 1931.

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Glencoe West School. 1931

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Glencoe East School Project Club, 1932

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Scholars of Glencoe West School, 1933.

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Back to School at Glencoe East, 1934.

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Glencoe West School Children, 1942.

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Glencoe East School Boys, 1943.

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Glencoe East School Girls, 1943.

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Glencoe East School Children, Grades 1 and 2, 1956

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Glencoe School Grades 3 & 4,  1959

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Glencoe School Grades 1 to 3,  1961

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Glencoe West School Basketball Team, 1926

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Visit to Glencoe School, 1920’s, by Sth Aust Governor. Left to Rt: B.P.Bowering{Hd Teacher}
Mrs Bowering, S.A.Governor { Horeruthaven}, Governor’s Wife,Lew Williams{Chmn Sch Cncl}
Jim Corcoran {Clerk Tantanoola Dist Council}.

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Glencoe East School Garden,  1929

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Glencoe West School Garden,  1926

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Glencoe East School year of closure, 1972

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Photo courtesy Peter Agars
Glencoe East School Football Team. Back:John Lamont, Peter Agars, Brian Widdison, Trevor Sims, Trevor Bignell.3rd Row: Trevor Bourke. 2nd Row: Bernie Sims, Ray Couch (Hd Tch), Kevin Bonney, Alan Medhurst, Peter Medhurst. Front: Barry Phelan, Ted Pearson.

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Glencoe East School Concert “ Sun Flowers”, 1928.   Back :Irene Easton, Beryl Blackmore, Rita Widdison.  Front: Melva Saronge, Lyra Bonney, Loris McCarthy, Valma Smith, Jean Childs.

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Glencoe School Concert “ Nursery Rhymes”,  1928. Jean Childs, Max Bowering, Lyra Bonney, Irene Easton. Front: Roly Bowering.

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Glencoe East School, Fancy Dress,  1972.

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Glencoe East School, Fancy Dress. 1972.  Marlene Matthews, Richard Auld, ………., Leanne Agars, Katherine Medhurst, ………… .

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Above and below. Glencoe East School, 1972

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Glencoe Methodist Sunday School Picnic.

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