A history of G.S.S.S with Tracy Rios.
In 1898, in response to concerned citizens, ‘Parsons Point Provisional School’ was built near ‘the old meatworks’, in order to cater for the educational needs of the meatworkers’ children. Records show that this building was 24ft by 15ft and cost 48 pounds. There was no front veranda or fence. Martha Jane Miller was the first teacher/principal appointed. At the end of the first year, there were 49 children enrolled.
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