🔥Telegram İfşa

"Children have a holiday to pick blackberries to sell to jam factories at the Govt controlled price of 3d per lb" 1/2

"The fruit will be weighed by the teaching staff and be sent by them to the factories" 13th Aug 1915 2/2

"Am sorry oral lessons are suffering due to my voice being so weak, however the boys are very good.." 7 April 1916

"I have for weeks now felt the strain of teaching but so far I have kept my wicket up" 23rd October 1914

Statement of grants payable on account of Risca Pontymister Council School, May 1915

"Heavy fall of snow has kept scholars indoors except for 20.. They were complaining of wet feet.." 9th March 1917

"The last hour of the morning was used in instructing the children in points of Patriotism" 25th May 1914

"Have been unable to conduct any set examination this term on account of the shortage of staff" 26th April 1915

"[Due to staff shortage]...work has been divided amongst the staff, with their classes being taken by a St VII girl"

"...20 of the girls have not turned up [to school today] so have sent out to fetch them.." 27th May 1918

"Many of the children absented themselves in the morning to visit Newport to see the tank Julian" 17th June 1918

"The battle scarred tank Egbert will pay a visit to Risca tomorrow.." 20th June 1918

"School was closed owing to the severest blizzard in living memory.. Telephone posts to Newport blown down" 31.3.16

Regulations for head teachers on keeping logbooks and school diaries c1890

"Rec'd a telegram at 9.5am stating that my son was wounded and missing..." 14th April 1916

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"Renewed efforts were made to obtain fires for the afternoon. These were made at 12 o'clock.." 16th April 1917

"There is some scarlet fever, whooping cough and ringworm... and one case of scabies.." 27th April 1917

".. Her brother is one of the wounded POWs (...) exchanged from Germany.. She is desirous of visiting him" 3.9.1915