Running a bit late this week so my Trove Tuesday is more like Trove Thursday! Today's article involves the Finger Post School picnic held in 1907. My great grandfather John Joseph Donnelly was the school teacher at Finger Post at the time and is mentioned in the article, along with his wife, my great grandmother Bridget Anastasia Donnelly (nee Lambert). Source:FINGER POST SCHOOL PICNIC (1907, August 19). Wellington Times (NSW : 1899 - 1954), , p. 3. Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141594172 Transcript: FINGER POST SCHOOL PICNIC (From a Correspondent). On Saturday last, 17th instant, the School Picnic passed off very successfully. Games were indulged in throughout the day, besides various races for old and young, no charge being made to enter any race. Mr. Johnson was the winner of the Old Buffers' race, the prize being 50lb of flour. The Turk's Head contest was a very interesting game to all present. A tin was placed on...
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