1957
Children of several Pacific nations attend Fingal Head Public School.

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1957




Left to right:
Back Row:
Mrs Clare Lever, Peter Compton, Colin Ridgeway, Dennis Watt, Johnny Nobbs (Fonmosa), Terence Rotumah, Kevin Slabb, Thomas Rotumah.
Third Row:
Allan Schipp, Stephen Watt, Unknown, Garry Keevers, Colleen Phillips, Diane Paulson, Junee Bjorland, unknown, Butchy Davis.
Second Row:
Lorraine Jessop, Dale Phillips, Leanne Watt, Unknown, Cheryl Moreton, Jenny Williams, Unknown, Maxine Hart, Carol Phillips.
Front Row:
Unknown, Pauline Rotumah, Unknown, Unknown, Dawn Phillips.





Tweed Sports Carnival.


Left to right:
Back Row:
Norm Currie, Ross Compton, Tony McNiven, Ron Williams, Brian Currie, Bill Schipp, Lorriane Corowa, Desley Morton, Barry Paulson, Garry Schipp.
Middle Row:
Geoff Compton, Geoff Williams, Dennis Rotumah, Barry Phillips, Janet Benstead, Felicia Corowa, Eunice Slabb, Delvene Williams, Dawn Boyd.
Front Row:
Ray Hart, Wally Schipp, John Phillips, Neville Williams, Marvin Edwards, Craddock, John Boyd, unknown, Glenda Paulson, Meryle Chapman, Lorraine Jessop.

Events of 1957
  • Jack Evans opens Pet Porpoise Pool at Snapper Rocks.
  • David Fleay establishes a wildlife sanctuary at Burleigh.

Olympic Trivia
The Olympic Hymn, played when the Olympic Flag is raised, was composed by Spyros Samaras and the words added by Kostis Palamas. The Olympic Hymn was first played at the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens but wasn't declared the official hymn by the IOC until 1957.
- Catie, 2004.


Art work and information entry on this page by Aisling, a student at Fingal Head Public School, 2003.

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