School Children Gallery

Black and white image of two boys at their desks in a classroom

A black and white image of two young primary age schoolboys, one of whom is actor Tom Burstall (Wayne), sitting at their desks in a classroom. The boys are in semi-profile, intently watching something off-camera. Behind them is a wall covered by a noticeboard. This image was shot while filming Nullarbor Hideout 1964: Bored during the summer holidays and escaping the heat, a group of kids (and their joey!) from Cook, on the Nullarbor Plain, discover a limestone cave with a huge underground lake. Meanwhile in town, a detective is called in from Port Augusta to investigate a stolen car and some sinister kangaroo shooters. When the kids discover their tucker and canoe have disappeared, they decide to do some investigating of their own. An Australian black and white short film written and directed by Tim Burstall (Alvin Purple)

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Holy Thursday, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour)

985823 Holy Thursday, 1789 (hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 19.8x12.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Thursday. Plate 8 from Songs of Innocence'. William Blake (1757-1827). Hand-coloured relief-etching, watercolour. Published in 1789. 19.8 x 12.8cm. Hand-colouring presumably by Blake.); Photo A© Christie's Images; English, out of copyright

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Christ's Hospital and a portrait of a pupil (engraving)

605344 Christ's Hospital and a portrait of a pupil (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Harper's Young People (vol II), with illustrations depicting a blue-coat boy, with gown tucker up for playing; and the school pump, Christ's Hospital.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English, out of copyright

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