The Young Historical Museum has some copies of Young High School’s Burrangong magazine from Marcia Goodlock.
One of these issues is from 1955, when she was in class 3A.
Inside the front and back covers are handwritten names that she collected from her fellow students, as well as from her teachers.
The headmaster that year was H. B. Brown.
The school buildings were painted ‘in very bright and colourful tones’.
The Cookery and Needlework sections of the Home Science Department were provided with bright furnishings, such as carpets, rugs, curtains, pictures, etc.
‘The School is very proud of the fact that this particular department compares more than favourably with anything of its size in the State.’
25 pounds was spent on special top dressing for the two tennis courts and a Ross Epidiascope was purchased for the Visual Education Room.
Terrence Swain (Captain of the Boys, 1954) gifted a new trophy known as the 'Y.H.S. Captain’s Trophy', which each year would be awarded to the 'Champion Boys Team'.
The 1955 School Captains were Peter Carnley and Robyn Thornton.
Lieutenant A. Robb joined the Young High School Cadet unit and ‘proved a valuable and popular member’.
Lt. J. Holme became the Officer of Cadets, and Philip Stokeld and Philip West were Cadet Unit Officers.
The choir, with seventy girls as members, was its largest for some time.
Debating competitions were held through the middle term, with interhouse rounds held on 15th and 22nd July and 5th August.
In girls' sport, the softball team won against Temora for the Russell Shield, the final score being 24 to 21.
It also won the Brookes’ Shield at Cowra, scoring 32 to 27. In athletics, Wentworth won the interhouse carnival.
School champions were Janet Bruce (Junior), Lynette McPherson (Intermediate) and Heather Henry (Senior).
At the interhouse carnival, the following swimmers were particularly strong: Barbara Bradstock (Junior champion), Lynette McPherson (Intermediate champion), Pat Fuller (Senior champion), Pauline Sneddon and Janette Catlin.
In boys' sport, there were many successes, except in football and cricket, due to a lack of interest.
In swimming, at the Central Western Districts’ Carnival held at Young, the best Y.H.S. swimmers were George Kinniburgh, Lindsay Regan, John Manns, Edward Goodridge, Brian Armstrong, Craig Kinniburgh and Peter Coddington.
Athletics proved successful and individual champions were Maurice Perin (Junior), John Forsyth (Intermediate) and Geoffrey Ashton (Senior).
There were further articles, including poetry, creative writing and history, as well as a roll call of students for the entire year.
Each page in the magazine was sponsored by a different local business.
The Young Historical Museum is celebrating 100 years of education at the current site of Young High School during the National Trust Australian Heritage Festival on Saturday 3rd May 2025.
Karen Schamberger - Young Historical Museum