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Wednesday 19 October 2016

Seventy-seven in one class at Essendon State School!







Ah, the good old days, when there were seventy-seven children in one class!   Essendon State School, Grade 6, circa 1915-16.   From the Moonee Valley Library Service Heritage Collection, HER-00182.  The venerable old peppercorns in this photo have lately come tumbling down to accommodate building works.    You can see this and other monster class sizes on the Time Travellers website.

2 comments:

  1. No wonder the teacher looks so grumpy!

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  2. Yes, the body language suggests he is barely holding it all together.

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