Looking West Down Beaconsfield Street, Newport c1902

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Record numberLH020713Datec1902DescriptionA photograph looking west down Beaconsfield Street Newport with a note on the back. The first house on the left is ‘Winifred’, the house of Samuel Bowens. Newport Public School would have been on the right side of the road. The two-storey house second from the left was reportedly built by a Frenchman who never finished the house. Verso, a note explaining a pupil’s lateness to class, addressed to Mr Robert Harper, who was the head teacher at Newport Public School from 1902-1918. It reads as follows, 'Dear Mr Harper; Will you kindly; excuse John if he is late; We have been surfing; + forgot the time; Yours Truly; L. T. Seutor[?].'
SourceWalling SubjectsNewport (N.S.W.)Streets, RoadsPublic schoolsTeachersPhysical descriptionPhotograph; 150mm x 100mm; Digital image 600 DPICopyrightThis item may be used freely for research and study purposes, for all other uses contact Northern Beaches Council Library Local Studies. Please acknowledge that the item is courtesy of Northern Beaches Library Local Studies.

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CollectionNewport Public School Collection

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Looking West Down Beaconsfield Street, Newport c1902