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It is wonderful how all the names are listed and saved. A valuable historical photo.

Senior class at Cherbourg State School 1952 1953 — Study up to Grade Seven is introduced at the Cherbourg school. Students no longer have to study one grade over two years. Source:http://cherbourgmemory.org/senior-class-at-cherbourg-state-school-1952/

Pialba is a coastal town and central business suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Pialba State School opened on 30 July 1884.[8] Radio broadcasting commenced in the Wide Bay area on Wednesday 14 January 1948 from a transmitter in Piabla under the call sign 4QB which is now ABC Wide Bay.[9] Hervey Bay State High School opened on 28 January 1964.[8] Hervey Bay Church of Christ was established in the mid-1970s. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pialba#:~:text=Pialba%20State%20Sch....

One of the main figures in the early moves for a school in the Pialba district was Mr Boyle Martin of Bill Bill, about four miles from Pialba. On 22nd April 1878, a public meeting was held at Bill Bill to arrange for the establishment of a provisional school there to serve the people of the Bill Bill Scrub Settlement. At the meeting, a Building Committee consisting of John Nash, Neils Fredricksen, Mr. Hansen, Christian Moes and Boyle Martin, was elected. An application form and list of prospective scholars was sent to the Department. This stated that there were 21 children available for the school, all from the Bill Bill Scrub Settlement, and that a suitable building was available locally. It should be mentioned that provisional school buildings in those days were provided by the local people (even in the case of State schools, the people had to provide one-fifth of the cost), and could be any reasonably suitable building. In this case, the building available to the people was a Lutheran Church on the Pialba Road, constructed of slabs and sawn hardwood. Mr. J.H. Barkell, the first head teacher opened the school on the 30th July, 1884. Source: pialbass.eq.edu.au/our-school/history

Cloyne: Flickr Flinton Continuing School picture From Brian Keeling: In the back row from the right side; the third person to the left is Burma Thompson who married John Burton Ruttan - son of Charles Hamilton Scott Ruttan and Catherine Carscallon Abbott. Burma was born 14 Jan 1921. She has the long beige coat on and the woman to her right (left in the picture) has her arm through Burma's arm.

I should have added that Burma Lorraine Thompson is a daughter of Charles Amos Thompson and Margaret Vealey. They lived on what is the Hartin Road; south of the Glastonbury corners. Thompson Farm Co-ordinates: Hartin road south of the Glastonbury corner. SW corner of barn.44 43.672N 77 7.276W NW corner at drop off44 43.682N 77 7.276W House44 43.654N 77 7.254W Cement Walkway: house44 43.652N 77 7.244W On road out front44 43.652N 77 7.231W These are from a hand held GPS unit from a 21 Oct 2015 visit there.