“Christmas at ‘Ollera’ – Guyra, [New South Wales],” December 25, 1913,” via State Library of New South Wales Commons on flickr.
The photo shows members of the Everett and McKenzie families.
Merry Christmas!
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Life in gardens: geography lesson
“[S]chool yard, Jindalee Primary School, [Cootamundra, Australia,] c. 1920s,” photographer unknown; via State Library of New South Wales Commons on flickr.
The children have made a map of the world in dirt. It includes cut-out ships and animals.
Life in gardens: not always happy
Elizabeth Jolley and sister Madelaine Winifred (having a good cry) in a garden, probably in the English Midlands, 1927, photographer unknown, via State Library of New South Wales on flickr.
Monica Elizabeth Jolley was an English-born author who moved to Western Australia in the late 1950s. In the photo above, the girls were about 5 and 4 years old. Check out Madelaine’s bunny slippers.
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