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Waimana Native school opened.
Waimana school opened in 1899 but closed in 1907 and the buildings were moved to a new site and the school reopened again in 1908. -
Northland school
Northland school opened on august the 9th 1906 it had 2 classrooms and about 44 children. -
Sydney was born
Sydney was born in Sydney, australia thats how he got his name -
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The first ever school journal
The first ever school journal made just from paper stappled togther verydifferent to the ones we have now. -
Starting school
Sydney started school in 1913 back then the teachers were very scrict once Sydney got hit six times on the palm of his hand with a ruler because he'd been playing up in class he got caned as well but he can't remember what that was for. -
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Sydney sailed to NZ
Sydney sailed to New Zealand in 1917 when he was ten. -
proficiency certificate
"I wasn't any good at english, but I did like arithmetic and when I left school I got my proficiency certificate." he said -
first ever ANZAC day
The very first anzac day on the 25th of April 1921.
In memory of world war 2. -
work
"I went to work with his father, who was a watch maker. I was his apprentice.
Then I had my own jewellery business, and thats what I did all my working life." he said -
best events (when Jack Lovelock won a gold medal at olympics)
" Another one of the best events from the past century would have to be when Jack Lovelock won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in berlin." he said -
world war 2
Sydney was in the air force and his brother nelson in the army. -
best events (Edmond hillary climbed mount everest)
"A one of my fav events from the past century would have to be when Edmond hillary climbed mount everest in 1953" he said -
100th b-day
when Sydney turns 100 he will have a party with his family, friends and neighbours and would not worry about presents.
"At my age, you don't need much." he said