On Easter Saturday 38 past students and 70 odd family and visitors converged on the hamlet of Wollun, to remember the closure of the Wollun Public School 50 years ago.
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The school building together with all the contents faithfully preserved since 1965 were on display.
It was like a trip down memory lane. Some of these items were the school desks with ink wells still intact, financial records, curriculums, old minute books from 1939, the enrolment register, the punishment book, the school flag, and library books to name a few.
The Wollun Progress Association provided a barbecue lunch and refreshments as part of the celebration.
Some families came to light with many old photos and school reports of that bygone era which provided much entertainment for all those present.
Bryan Morrow, the last teacher in 1965, together with his wife Maree also attended. He spoke about some of the more entertaining times and memorable P and C meetings in the 1960s.
The youngest past pupils present were Tempe Onus, nee Street, and Harland Lisle who both started school at Wollun in 1964 and moved onto Kentucky South School after Wollun closed its doors in 1965. They, along with many of the past pupils recalled some of the memories of their times at Wollun.
Amusing anecdotes of riding bikes and horses to and from school were shared, mischievous pranks performed on fellow students were retold, along with stories encompassing the old store, Post Office, telephone exchange and the busy railway line of that era.
However, the day belonged to Una Blake, nee Chandler, and Enid Mallon, nee Goldfinch, who attended Wollun in the early 1940s. They both provided us with the very insightful memories of their childhood days, such as digging an air raid shelter in the school yard and the air raid drills that followed.
When armistice was declared in 1945 they described the great celebrations that occurred at the School. These two remarkable women impressed the gathering with their extraordinary memories of their lives and times in the Wollun locality.
All agreed that the day was great fun and an overwhelming success.