Campbells Bay School during the war

There are many stories to be told about our school during the war.  We only had a few months to do our research, so we were only able to capture a few.  We hope you enjoy reading about them.  You can read the individual interviews by clicking on the people's names on the Our Project page.  Here are some of our photos.

Mr Wilcox was the Headmaster from 1936 to 1943.

The entire school lines up for photos

The fathers helped dig the shelters

The shelters were down the back of the school

Our school went up to Form 2 in 1943

In 1994 a soldier called Lovegrove came to visit our school - we have not got much information about him.  He brought a huge Nazi flag and souvenir badges and we presume he told the children all about fighting the German soldiers.

This is a picture of a small girl standing in front of the Nazi flag during Lovegrove's visit to Campbells Bay School

More Campbell's Bay children listening to the soldiers - 1944.

The 1942 boys cricket team - games continued at Campbell's Bay.

Our school produced a magazine in 1939 which had stories written by the children, and advertisements for local businesses like the taxi company, and wood and coal merchants.

In 1975 our school had a 50th birthday party.  It has nothing to do with the war, but we thought people might like to see it, because it is from the olden days.  If you want to know more about the history of our school you can look at our other website - www.campbellsbay.school.nz

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