Malanda School Book

After some two years of research, Mr Malcolm Brown has seen his impressive book on the history of the Malanda State School completed.  This book entitled 'Malanda State School; A School in the Rainforest' was launched in the library of the Malanda State School during their recent centenary celebrations.  This fine publication also covers the history of the many smaller schools of the local area where the children were sent by bus into the Malanda School when they were closed.  A complementary CD was also produced with all the class photos that could be found as there was no way in which the hundreds of photos could have been put into the pages of the book.  The book is a credit to Mal's dedication to the school where he was the Principal for fifteen years from 1979 through to 1991.  Sadly my father, who attended the High-Top section of the school in the early 1950's, was missing from the book's list of teachers as he also taught there for nearly a year after completing his National Service after Teachers College.  Still this large 175 page volume is a great addition to the recorded history of the Eacham distict.