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The ‘bush’ in the background was a fairly narrow strip of school property that provided a buffer zone
between the school and the farmland beyond. The bush was all secondary growth with many wattles,
blackberries and assorted ground cover. It was used only occasionally as a nature study resource.
The high netting fence was erected to prevent tennis balls from vanishing into the mysteries of the
scrub. It was in this area that the senior boys sometimes carried out the Friday duties of digging the toilet
waste holes ready for Saturday emptying.
