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Founded in 1908, Glennie has operated on its present site on the west side of the City of Toowoomba since 1910. The Glennie School, so named, perpetuates the work of Archdeacon Benjamin Glennie, who first came to the Darling Downs in 1848 before the State of Queensland was established in 1859. Benjamin Glennie (1812–1900) spent much of his life serving the spiritual needs of residents on the Darling Downs. He was also very concerned that educational facilities should be provided for the children of settlers. Canon Glennie, as he then was, collected money where he could and sold vegetables he grew in his own garden. The money he acquired was given to the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and used in 1898 to acquire the land on which the School now stands. On 27 July 1908, Grace and Margaret Lawrance were invited to become the first co-principals when the Diocese of Brisbane acquired their school, St Alban’s College which had been established in the home of Mrs Cruise in Russell Street. Following Canon Glennie’s death, an endowment fund was established and became known as the Glennie Memorial School Fund. Under this title, the endowment fund attracted considerable public support and became the nucleus of the monies that built the ‘Glennie Memorial School’. The original school building was dedicated on 10 August 1910 on its present site. It remains a fine example of the architecture of H J Marks whose designs can be found in a number of historic buildings in Toowoomba. Source: www.glennie.qld.edu.au/about-us/glennie-s-history/

During this year, I was 12-13 years old and in the second grade of the HBS, the academic secondary school. I don't remember leather school bags like these, the kind you wear on your back, though. They were all the type with either one handle, like the one found on suitcases, or two longer loops held shut by a metal rod attached to the bag itself. Curiously, it was the year before the army surplus shoulder bags became the big craze among students. We would paint all sorts of things and symbols on them -- much like statements; but not gang-like... I also notice two of the girls here wearing tights, or maillots as we called them. They would come in knitted (wool) and stretch (synthetic with lycra or its forerunner) versions, and were available in many dark-to-medium colors. The girls in this photo may be wearing green and/or red :-)

spelfoutje in de titel...

Good ! That right :))

mooie foto! ja de "army' schooltassen werden tock pukkels genoemd? Of heb ik het mis? En ja, ik denk dat mijn tas ook volgeklodderd was met 'beatles' en 'stones'... ;-).. en ik denk dat het linker meisje geen maillot maar gebreide kousen droeg...ik voel het nu nog kriebelen...

this is so great. it's warm and wonderful.

Neat !

Sam Hood took the BEST pictures.

owwn que fofo esse cachorro *-*

very nice!

What about Ted? Think they had a competitive thing ?

This Texas town and county are both "San Augustine" not "Saint." The tags need to be updated.

@leftymama: Update them, then? ;)

Man, look at French West Africa and French Equatorial Africa. I also see the Belgian Congo and the Union of South Africa. I love seeing old maps like this

Same little girl as the previous picture, the inoculation one?

The inoculation was before geography class.