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John Gardiner MLA gave a brief reply. He expressed his gratitude at the large turnout, which had given the lie to those who claimed that a school at Princes Hill would be a ‘white elephant’. He thanked all those who had supported him in his campaign to have the school established.
John Gardiner MLA, in his playing days ad captain of Carlton Football Club.
He was followed by Mr Leonard MLA, who echoed Robertson’s call for more truant officers. The official function over, fifty of the ‘gentlemen’ present were invited to lunch in the school building as guests of the Carlton Board of Advice.1 The assembled children were let off for the rest of the day. No doubt many were grateful for the chance to go home and warm their hands by the fire.
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