Woodlands Past

Due to size, the following photos have been heavily compressed. Original photos can be sighted at the school, or if there is a particular one you would like scanned in higher definition, please contact the school office on 03 231-3198.

Photos from 1920-1949 plus photo of original Mabel Bush School

Photo from 1932 or 1933

Photos from 1950s

Photos from 1960s

Photos from the 100th Jubilee in 1971

Photos from 1970s

Photos from the 125th Jubilee in 1996

Photos from Longbush School Jubilee

150th Jubilee held February 2021

Recording of Woodlands School Pupils from the 1989 Time capsule, which was retrieved 33 years later, in 2021

125th Jubilee held 1996

Videos from 1950s to 1970s

0:00. Tom Wyeth Bus 1:20. Roy Woodward Head Teacher 2:25. Marching to New School 1953 3:05. Roy Woodward Locking Old School 3:09. Four teachers leaving old school 5:42. Opening 1954 - T Walker who you see here was present at the opening of the old school in 1879, was the oldest former pupil present. 6:47. Concreting drive 8:43. Demolishing Old School 11:13. 1956 Southland Centennial 11:58. Pool opening 1958 13:17. School breakup 1956 17:08. Post Office opening 1955 18:16. Anne Trotter buying first stamp 18:56. Allan Calder gardening 19:30. A H Reed 1961 19:42. Young Bill Marshall 21:49. Jock McHardy 21:58. Pet Day 1956 25:28. Presbyterian Church 90th Anniversary 1953 27:08. New Church build 27:44. Queen passing Woodlands 1954 29:07. Calder's Bus

Interviews with Reg and Andrew Brown Video

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