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Nairne [B 7800] • Photograph

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Summary

Nairne township between 1872 and 1886. Nairne was founded by Scottish sheep farmer Matthew Smillie in 1839 and was named after his wife's maiden name. The first school was opened in 1851 with 33 students enrolled. The teacher was John Forsyth. By 1876 the school had 112 students enrolled. This photograph shows the school children lined up outside the school. The teacher is standing at the back of the students and is wearing a top hat.

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Physical description

Photographic; 20.6 cm x 15.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1872

Creator

Sweet, Samuel White

Collection

Part of Nairne Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

08/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,201 x 2,323 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

22.33 MB

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