1920s School clock saved from the dump

What’s special about this clock? It used to hang in a classroom in the  Kangaroo Point State School. Many past students remember it well. Here are some of their memories.


Leone E. Looks like clocks we had at Kangaroo Point State School in the 1950s.
Colleen F. It feels like the clock I learned to tell the time on at Kangaroo Point State School. Early 1950s.
Greg M. It certainly looks like the clocks we had at Everton Park State School. Maybe they had the Education Dept contract?
Laurie C. The ubiquitous state school clock!
Nev M. They seemed to be in the classrooms until the 70s. Each week the teacher would wind up the clock with a key.

Here’s the rest of the story.
Andrew C. It now hangs in a house in Carindale. Still working.
George C. In 1971 I was staying with my in-laws at 2 O’Donnell Street (a Dodd’s/Flower heritage house) which had rented accommodation. One Irish couple Joe and Eileen lived in the middle section. Joe laboured at the school site and saved the clock from being dumped.

Kangaroo Point School has Best Road Patrol

Remember the days when students did road patrols? Seems that students at Kangaroo Point State School were very good at it back in 1954.

Leone E. We  did them at Kangaroo Point State School  and I must say we were diligent doing same as the streets outside our school (Main Street, Kangaroo Point in particular and River Terrace) were very busy even in the 1950’s!!!
Jacinta B.  What was a road patrol, Christa?
Christa G. senior students used to patrol the school crossing outside the school before and after school so kids could cross the road safely. Now done by the ‘Lollipop ladies’
Jacinta B. Ah, that makes sense! thanks for letting me know Christa.
Paul B. Ah, road patrols, I only know them as what the lollipop ladies do, how interesting.
Sandra H. Where I live children still do patrols and all over England it’s always been done.