Hand tinted archival photo of Craigflower Classroom 1911 (C_05303)

Students were taught at Craigflower Schoolhouse from 1854 to 1911. The first school examination was held on Saturday, July 28, 1855, teacher Charles Clark.

It was a grand ceremony - decorated arches were built at both ends of the Gorge Bridge; parents and other adults attended and at the close of ceremonies there was a 21 gun salute.

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Craigflower Schoolroom at the Present
Melrose's diary records:

"Mr. Clark's School Examination held on a Royal scale".
McKenzie's accounts report that:

"One wedden lamb from sheep station to be killed for the visitors at the examination of Mr. Clark s school Craigflower".

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